books by Bing West

books by Bing West

books:

Bing West

Bing West

Simon & Schuster, 2007

Thriller is knowledgeable, swiftly paced
Bing West has used his insider's knowledge of weapons and tactics skillfully, not overloading the reader with techno-babble, to write a brisk, knowledgeable, swiftly paced thriller that will keep you turning pages until the very end. This elitist reservist group, in ...

The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the 1st Marine Division

Ray L. Smith, Bing West

Bantam, 2003

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I have been spending the past few years intently ignoring news stories covering the events in the Middle East, not that I was not interested, but because I grew tired of body counts non-stop stories of suicide bombers and monday morning quarterbacks criticizing every ...

The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the United States Marines

Bing West

Bantam, 2004

One of the best of the "You are there" Iraq books
This is another account of the Iraq war from the ground, written from the perspective of the front-line troops. F.J. "Bing" West and Ray Smith are both former Marines who served in Viet Nam. West went into the civilian side of government and was an Assistant Secretary ...

Boredom by Day, Death by Night: An Iraq War Journal

Seth A. Conner

Tripping Light Press, 2007

Inside look.........
Every American should read this little gem of a book. It is written by a young man who chose to join the Marine Corps and go to war for his country. It is insightful and is as much about the war raging in Seth as it is the war raging in Iraq. His "enemies within" ...

Achieving Victory In Iraq: Countering an Insurgency

Col. Dominic J. Caraccilo, Lt. Col. Andrea L. Thompson

Stackpole Books, 2008

Sound Policy Analysis
Through out history it has taken boots on the ground to discover solutions to complex military strategy. Caraccilo and Thompson's experiences with the 101st Airbourne allow them to offer significant remedies to this ongoing burden

The Village

Bing West

Pocket, 2002

small wars great men
I thought this was a great lesson on how to win against insurgencies one village at a time. This was a unvarnished true story of one village and some US Marines who stopped the VC at their doorstep.

Do or die in Iraq: where we've been; where we should go.(Cover story): An article from: National Review
Bing West

Thomson Gale, 2007

This digital document is an article from National Review, published by Thomson Gale on January 29, 2007. The length of the article is 3981 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it ...

No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah

Bing West

Bantam, 2006

Very accurate and explained things I didn't understand during the Battle.
This book is a very good book about the battle. I served with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force during this battle during Operation Phantom Fury. After returning home and seeing this book I immediately bought it. When you are on the ground even with a high level of ...

The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq

Bing West

Random House, 2008

Superb, clear and powerful!
This is a book all Americans need to read. Our popular media has so oversimplified and sensationalized the Iraq war that most Americans do not understand what "victory" could look like. If you read this book you will be able to understand the real daily basis of the ...

Battle of the narratives: views on Iraq.(AT WAR II): An article from: National Review
Bing West

Thomson Gale, 2007

This digital document is an article from National Review, published by Thomson Gale on July 30, 2007. The length of the article is 1489 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with ...

Waiting for Godot in Iraq.: An article from: Military Review
F.J. Bing West

Thomson Gale, 2007

This digital document is an article from Military Review, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 6772 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with ...