03071cam a2200445 i 4500 ocn664519632 OCoLC 20170826154131.0 100916s2010 dcuab b f001 0 eng 2010038767 016084181X 9780160841811 008-029-00522-1 GPO DLC eng DLC rda GPO MNW IXA OCLCO YDXCP OCLCQ TPA GPO MvI pcc a-iq--- n-us--- DS79.765.U6 A53 2010 0344 956.7044/342 22 D 114.2:B 14 D 114.2:B 14 D 114.2:B 14 Andrad�e, Dale, author. Surging south of Baghdad : the 3d Infantry Division and Task Force Marne in Iraq, 2007-2008 / Dale Andrade. Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army, 2010. xvii, 429 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm. txt n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Global war on terrorism series Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-395) and index. Back to Iraq. A brave tradition; Gearing up for a third tour; Changing course; The Baghdad belts; South of Baghdad -- On the ground. Working in the desert; East Bank of the Tigris; Commando Brigade; Paratroopers on the Euphrates -- First combat. Attack on Patrol Base Dog; Air cavalry; Kiowa down; Missing in action -- Taking the offensive. Preparing the battlefield; Western operations; Last pieces in place; Planning the first offensive -- Operation Marne Torch. Maintaining momentum; Anvil on the East Bank; High-value targets; Running out of steam -- New ground. Coalition contingent; Cross-border smuggling; Facing Iran -- New offensives. Avalanche; Beyond reach; taking stock -- Sons of Iraq. Anbar beginnings; New focus on reconciliation; Combat multipliers; Progress East of the Tigris; Burgeoning numbers -- Pressing the advantage. Marne Torch, second round; Pacifying Arab Jabour; The Shi'ite strategy -- Western front. The Rakkasans; Missing in action resolved; Security in the Euphrates Valley; Switching brigades; Operation Marne Roundup -- Thunderbolt. Shifting priorities; Relentless pursuit; Air power; Improving the odds -- New focus. Grand Slam; Winding down; Baghdad interlude; Back to Capitol Hill; Piledriver; Transition -- Conclusion: What winning looks like. Balance sheet; The counterinsurgency assessment; Remembering. CRDP Program record. United States. Army. Infantry Division, 3rd. Iraq War, 2003-2011 Regimental histories United States. Iraq War, 2003-2011 Campaigns Iraq Baghdad Region. Counterinsurgency Iraq Baghdad Region History 21st century. Center of Military History, issuing body. Online version: Andrad�e, Dale. Surging south of Baghdad (OCoLC)921146135 Global war on terrorism series. BEV Fed Docs 265216 265216