LeanWrite – I just finished reading Thunder Run by David Zucchino, which is a superb account of the Battle of Baghdad as waged by the Third Infantry Division. It is being called the “Black Hawk Down” of Operation Iraqi Freedom. An excellent study of urban warfare and small unit cohesion.

More can be learned about this key battle here:

StrategyPage – The Battle of Baghdad

Army Magazine – Baghdad: The Crossroads

Daily Telegraph – The 10-Hour Battle for Curly, Larry, and Moe

PBS Frontline – The Invasion of Iraq – Interview with Col. David Perkins

Washington Post – 3 Key Battles Turned Tide of Invasion
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