Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 956.7044342
EAN: 9780306814693
ISBN: 0306814692
Label: Da Capo Press
Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 280
Publication Date: October 30, 2006
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Sales Rank: 144107
Studio: Da Capo Press
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The platoon included four pairs of best friends. Each of the four would lose a best friend forever.Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company’s 1st Platoon found itself in Fallujah, embroiled in some of the most intense house-to-house, hand-to-hand combat since World War II. Civilians were used as human shields or as bait to lure soldiers into buildings rigged with explosives; suicide bombers approached from every corner hoping to die and take Americans with them; radical insurgents, high on adrenaline, fought to the death. The Marines of the 1st Platoon (part of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment) were among the first to fight in Fallujah, and they bore the brunt of this epic battle. When it was over, the platoon had suffered thirty-five casualties, including four dead.This is their story.Award-winning author and historian Patrick O’Donnell stood shoulder-to-shoulder with this modern band of brothers as they marched and fought through the streets of Fallujah, and he stayed with them as the casualties mounted. O’Donnell captures not only the sights, sounds, and smells of the gritty street combat, but also the human drama of young men in a close-knit platoon fighting for their lives-and the lives of their buddies. We Were One chronicles the 1st Platoon’s story, from its formation at Camp Pendleton in California to its near destruction in the smoldering ruins of Fallujah.We Were One is an unforgettable portrait of the new “Greatest Generation.”With 16 pages of extraordinary photographs from the front lines of the Battle for Fallujah.
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Publishers Review?????
I have to take exception to the poor review given to this book because of passages like the following,
"these Marines were heroes and warriors with only macho flaws, such as heavy drinking or practical joking, while their enemies are simply terrorists. ...our troops fight because they love America and their buddies, but their opponents fight because they are drug-addled, suicidal maniacs, the author forgets what every military buff knows: one cannot be a great warrior without a worthy ... Read More
Rating:  - Well done
I just read the book. I went back to post a review and was actually pissed off to read that one of the men died after the publishing of the book. I was "rooting" for him and all of these men the whole time. The book does have some typos in it. I teach HS and catch them rather quickly. However, who cares? The story is what is important. The author stated that he was nearly broke when he had it published so he probably had to skip hiring the best of proof readers. My wife likes to read out loud to me ... Read More
Rating:  - Kindle version awful, grainy--like a copy of a copy of a copy
This review is strictly about the kindle version--not the book itself or its merits.The typography is the worst I've seen.Download a sample and see for yourself.I didn't buy a Kindle so I could squint at crappy typography.I'll have to get the hardcopy on this one.
Rating: - Solid accounting of the battle for Fallujah
I had a very personal interest in buying this book ... a close friend of mine is Willy Buhl, the Thundering Third Herd's commanding officer during the fight for Fallujah. He and I served together in the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines in the early 1990s. In keeping with the 'It's a small Corps' mantra, I also served with Sgt. Maj. Brad Kasal when we were squad leaders in 1/4 during Desert Storm.
The book came as close one could get to telling it like it was, showing readers what life in 3/1 ... Read More
Rating: - Fine book,moving tribute
It's hard to imagine the magnitude and hard fighting that these Marines experienced and went through, but Patrick O'Donnell does his best to help you understand.
So many heroes and so little time to get it right, but the author does yeoman's work to bring the story of a courageous Band of Brothers together in the mazes and labyrinths of Fallujah. The battle's high cost is reflected in these pages. I'm even more saddened to know of Sean Stokes's death in Iraq in July, 2007 after he returned ... Read More
We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah |
