The Highway War: A Marine Company Commander in Iraq (Hardcover)

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Book Description
The Highway War is the compelling Iraq War memoir of then-Capt. Seth Folsom, commanding officer of Delta Company, First Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps. Mounted in eight-wheeled LAVs (light armored vehicles), this unit of 130 Marines and sailors was one of the first into Iraq in March 2003. It fought on the front lines for the war’s entire offensive phase, from the Kuwaiti border through Baghdad to Tikrit.
Folsom’s thoughtful account focuses on his maturation as a combat leader—and as a human being enduring the austere conditions of combat and coming to terms with loss of life on both sides. Moreover, The Highway War is the story of a junior officer’s relationships with his company’s young Marines, for whose lives he was responsible, and with his superior officers. Folsom covers numerous unusual military actions and conveys truthfully the pace, stress, excitement, mistakes, and confusion of modern ground warfare. The Highway War is destined to be a Marine Corps classic.

From the Publisher
Written by the commanding officer of a Marine Corps light armored reconnaissance company, one of the lead elements of the First Marine Division during the Iraq War

This is the first book out of Operation Iraqi Freedom that describes the operations of this type of unit that scouts dangerously ahead of the main force and frequently engages the enemy to assess its strength, position, and intentions

Contains numerous leadership lessons for company-level commanders in all armed forces
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