简介："Thisisthefaceofwarasonlythosewhohavefoughtitcandescribeit."–SenatorJohnMcCain Fallujah:Iraq’smostdangerouscityunexpectedlyemergedasthemajorbattlegroundoftheIraqiinsurgency.Fortwentymonths,oneAmericanbattalionafteranothertriedtoquelltheviolence,culminatinginabloody,full-scaleassault.Victorycameataterribleprice:151AmericansandthousandsofIraqiswereleftdead. TheepicbattleforFallujahrevealedthestartlingconnectionsbetweenpolicyandcombatthatareapartofthenewrealityofwar. TheMarineshadplannedtoslipintoFallujah“assoftasfog.”ButafterfourAmericancontractorswerebrutallymurdered,PresidentBushorderedanattackonthecity–againsttheadviceoftheMarines.Theassaultsparkedapoliticalfirestorm,andtheMarineswereforcedtowithdrawamidcontroversyandconfusion–onlytobeorderedasecondtimetotakeacitythathadbecomeaninfernoofhateandthelairofthearchterroristal-Zarqawi. BasedonmonthsspentwiththebattalionsinFallujahandhundredsofinterviewsateverylevel–seniorpolicymakers,negotiators,generals,andsoldiersandMarinesonthefrontlines–NoTrueGloryisatestamenttothebraveryoftheAmericansoldierandacautionarytaleaboutthecomplex–andoftencostly–interconnectedrolesofpolicy,politics,andbattleinthetwenty-firstcentury.…