An Nasiriyah - The Fight for the Bridges

Gary Livingston

Caisson Press

2003

178 páginas

5h 56m

ISBN-10: 1928724043

This is both a harrowing and heroic account of the actions of American military fighting men on the deadliest day of the War in Iraq, March 23, 2003. On that day, 18 Marines and 11 soldiers lost their lives. The Soldiers of the Army’s 507th were killed in an attack along “Ambush Alley”. The Marines died when their unit, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, secured two vital bridges in the city of An Nasiriyah that allowed 1st Marine Division to punch through, unhindered, on their way to Baghdad. If Baghdad was considered the jewel of the war, then An Nasiriyah was the key to the jewel room.
One account describes five trips up and back through “Ambush Alley” by a group of Marines to rescue fellow stranded Marines in the city.
The fighting around An Nasiriyah flared for weeks before the Iraqis were finally subdued.
This account of the fighting is the compilation of stories told by the Marines who fought for the bridges.