Mccoy'S Marines by John Koopman
They were the soldiers who pulled down the statue of Saddam Hussein - the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, led by Lt. Col. Bryan P. McCoy (radio call sign: Darkside). And this is the story of their war, seen from the inside by the reporter they called Paperboy. From the build-up in Kuwait to the first push into Basra, from the briefings to the heat of battles planned or stumbled upon, San Francisco Chronicle reporter John Koopman captures the war in Iraq as it was lived, fought, and felt - the nitty-gritty as well as the guts-and-glory of it - and as he saw it firsthand from Darkside's humvee or riding with the sergeant major (the Marine infantry battalion's most feared, respected, loved, and hated man). A former service Marine himself, Koopman was seeing combat for the first time, too. His account, part memoir, part biography, part battle history, encompasses all the bravery and fear, camaraderie, excitement, humor, and sorrow experienced on the shifting front line of America's war in Iraq. In spring of 2004, author Koopman returned to Iraq and reunited with McCoy's Marines following their return to Iraq and the new insurgent war. This rest of the story makes for a fascinating epilogue.
John Koopman enlisted in the Marines at 17 in 1976, A veteran journalist and editor, his reports from the Three-Four in Iraq appeared as a six-part series in the San Francisco Chronicle.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780760320884 |
| ISBN 10 | 0760320888 |
| Title | Mccoy'S Marines |
| Author | John Koopman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc |
| Year published | 2005-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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