Joker One
A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood
New York : Random House, [2009]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xi, 313 pages : map ; 25 cm
After graduating from Princeton, Donovan Campbell wanted to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. So he joined the service, becoming a commander of a forty-man infantry platoon called Joker One . Campbell had just months to train and transform a ragtag group of brand-new Marines into a first-rate cohesive fighting unit, men who would become his family. They were assigned to Ramadi, the capital of the Sunni-dominated Anbar province that was an explosion just waiting to happen. And when it did happen-with the chilling cries of "Jihad, Jihad, Jihad!" echoing from minaret to minaret-Campbell and company were there to protect the innocent, battle the insurgents, and pick up the pieces.
Thrillingly told by the man who led the unit of hard-pressed Marines, Joker One is a gripping tale of a leadership and loyalty.
Thrillingly told by the man who led the unit of hard-pressed Marines, Joker One is a gripping tale of a leadership and loyalty.
Subjects:
Campbell, Donovan.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns -- Iraq -- Ramādī.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American.
Campbell, Donovan.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns -- Iraq -- Ramādī.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American.
ISBN:
9780812979565 (pbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War Iraqi Cam | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY War Iraqi Cam | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |