We Got Him!
A Memoir of the Hunt and Capture of Saddam Hussein
Published on 6. December 2011
480 pages
978-1-4516-6249-8 (ISBN)
Description
From retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steve Russell comes a compelling firsthand account of the blow-by-blow plays of the actual raids that led to the capture of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
When U.S. forces exterminated Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 1, 2011, the world witnessed a brilliantly fruitful example of history repeating itself; less than a decade earlier, the capture of Saddam Hussein, a triumph of military strategy in and of itself, opened the door for the more recent and essential victory in the War on Terror.
At the center of the six-month manhunt were Lt. Col. Steve Russell and his men of the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. With his extensive journal notes, combat reports, and painstaking research, Russell has preserved the story as only someone who lived the experience can do. His narrative chronicles the daily successes and dead ends, and describes, blow-by-blow, the actual raids that netted Saddam, culminating in the electrifying quote heard around the globe, "We Got Him!"
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Content
- Intro
- Back Cover
- Description
- Author Bio
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: Tigris
- Chapter 2: Towns
- Trek to Tikrit
- Commuters and Captives
- Wake-up Call
- A Fighter to the End
- Keeping Tikrit Beautiful
- To the Colors
- High Power
- Chapter 3: Tips
- We Have Some Information
- The Enemy Is Still Here
- You Don't Know Jack
- Dolphins and Sharks
- Ace of Diamonds
- Queens and Cash
- Transitions
- Borders, Reporters, and Orders
- Fireworks
- Not Too Shabby
- Pepsis, Rubber Boats, and Graffiti
- The Strong Man
- The Return
- Chapter 4: Tactics
- The Hunters
- Salt Lick, Catfish Traps, and Spawns
- Brothers, Brother-in-Law
- Continued Success, Discontinued Support
- Tough Guy
- Paying Us Back, Paying Our Respects
- Rats' Nests and Rocks
- Crackers and Kalashnikovs
- Chapter 5: Targets
- Raids and Rocket Grenades
- Duck, Duck, Goose
- Bombs and Bombast
- A Free and Democratic Iraq
- Taps
- As Long As We Have Breath
- Raids and Rotor Blades
- Good Mission, Bad Timing
- Jagged Fence, Crooked Town
- Fire Island
- The Beer Hall Faithful
- Draining the Swamp
- Faithful Efforts
- A Sense of Mortality
- Holy Months and Milk Monitors
- Chapter 6: Tyrant
- The Race
- The Boy
- Fat Man, Firefights, and Firefighting
- Phone Calls
- Red Dawn
- Jackpot
- Cesar Romero
- Chapter 7: Tumult
- Fallout
- Uppity
- For Another Day
- Cucumbers and Christmas
- Cracking the Whips
- Get It Done
- New Year, Old Fight
- Death Throes
- How's Business?
- Chapter 8: Torment
- Fighting for a Nation
- A Chance to Say "Goodbye"
- Inside, Outside
- Long Beards
- Chapter 9: Triumph
- Rat Patrol
- Wish They Were You
- Saddam's Social Network
- Task Force 1-22 Infantry "Regulars" Order of Battle
- Task Force Roster
- Author's Note
- Index
- About the Author
- Photo Insert
