Barnard, Anne. “Inside Fallujah’s War.” The Boston Globe, November 28, 2004.
Bellavia, David, with John R. Bruning. House to House. New York: Free Press, 2007.
Bossie, David, “Perfect Valor.” Citizens United, 2009.
Blanding, Michael. “The Opposite of Fear.” Tufts Magazine, Boston, Spring 2007.
Carlson, Peter. “A Hero Who Didn’t Save Himself.” The Washington Post, March 4, 2007.
Cobb, Capt James T., USA, 1stLt Christopher A. LaCour, USA, and William H. Height, SFC USA. “The Fight for Fallujah – TF 2–2 in FSE AAR: Indirect Fires in the Battle for Fallujah.” Field Artillery Magazine, March-April, 2005, pp. 22–28.
Creed, Philip. “Corpsman Awarded Silver Star.” Navy Times, June 12, 2006.
Filkins, Dexter. “Disguised in Iraqi Uniforms, Rebels Kill a Marine.” The New York Times, November 13, 2004.
Flight 33 Productions. “SHOOTOUT! Return to Fallujah.” The History Channel, December 15, 2006.
Helms, Nathaniel R. My Men are My Heroes. Des Moines, Iowa: Meredith Books, 2007.
Jadick, Richard, with Thomas Hayden. On Call in Hell. New York: NAL Caliber, 2007.
Kaemmerer, Lance Corporal T. J. “A Hero’s Sacrifice.” Marine Corps News, December 2, 2004.
Kjeilen, Tore. “Iraq: History.” Encyclopedia of the Orient, http://i-cias.com/e.o/iraq_5.htm
Krulak, Gen. Charles C. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1 – Warfighting. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Navy, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, June 20, 1997.
_____. “The Three Block War: Fighting in Urban Areas.” Vital Speeches of the Day. Vol. 64, Iss. 5 (December 15, 1997), pp. 139–142.
Lidden, Jennifer. “Tracing the History of Fallujah.” Interview with Annas Shallal, National Public Radio, November 13, 2004.
Natonski, LtGen Richard, USMC. Operation Al Fajr – The Battle for Fallujah. (PowerPoint Briefing.) 2007.
O’Donnell, Patrick K. We Were One. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Da Capo Press, 2006.
Perry, Tom. “His Corps Value Was Bravery.” Los Angeles Times, October 3, 2006.
Popaditch, Nicholas, with Mike Steere. Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery. New York: Savas Beatie LLC, 2008.
Ripley, J.W., Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret). Marine Corps Historical Center Writing Guide. Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.: History and Museums Division, Marine Corps Historical Center, 2004.
Robinson, Linda. Masters of Chaos – The Secret History of the Special Forces. New York: Public Affairs, 2004.
Roux, Georges. Ancient Iraq. New York: Penguin Books, 1992.
Sheeler, Jim. “Remembering the Brave.” Rocky Mountain News, July 22, 2006.
Sparks, Maj Daniel B., USMCR, ed. Small Unit Actions. Quantico, VA: History Division, Marine Corps University, 2007.
Webber, Paul. “What Veterans Day Means to Me.” www.crashfistfight.blogspot.com, November 11, 2007.
West, Bing. No True Glory. New York: Bantam Dell, 2005.
Background Material
While the following documents were not specifically cited, they provided essential background material that enabled me to pull the entire story together.
Bethea, Maj Theodore C., II, USMC. Company Summary of Events During Phantom Fury Phase IIIB, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines. United States Marine Corps.
Bodisch, Capt Robert, USMC. Operation AL FAJR Combat Chronology of Company C, 2d Tank Battalion – 7–20 November 2004 Al Fallujah Iraq.
_____. Charlie Company, 2d Tank Battalion After Action Report, Operation Al Fajr.
Christmas, Maj Ron, USMC. “A Company Commander Remembers the Battle of Hue.” Marine Corps Gazette, February 1977, pp. 19–26.
Dinauer, LtCol Steven, USMC. Task Force Wolfpack: Operation Al Fajr (Phantom Fury) After Action Report. (Power Point Presentation.) December 15, 2004.
Estes, LtCol Kenneth W. USMC (ret.). U.S. Marine Corps Operations in Iraq, 2003–2006. Washington, D.C.: History Division, United States Marine Corps, April 2008.
Griffin, Capt John F., USMC. Monthly Report, September 2004, Company A 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. United States Marine Corps.
_____. Monthly Report October 2004, Company A 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. United States Marine Corps.
_____. Monthly Report November 2004, Company A 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. United States Marine Corps.
_____. Monthly Report December 2004, Company A 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. United States Marine Corps.
Glubb, Sir John. A Short History of the Arab Peoples. New York: Stein and Day, 1970.
Hollis, Patricia Slayden. “Second Battle of Fallujah – Urban Operations in a New Kind of War – Interview with LtGen John F. Sattler.” Field Artillery Magazine, March-April 2006.
Knight, LtCol Darric M., USMC. Command Chronology Report for November 2004, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion. United States Marine Corps.
_____. “The Three Block War: Fighting in Urban Areas.” Vital Speeches of the Day. Vol. 64, Iss. 5 (December 15, 1997), pp. 139–142.
Matthews, Matt. Operation AL FAJR: A Study in Army and Marine Corps Joint Operations. Global War on Terrorism Occasional Paper 20. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2006.
McDonnell, Patrick J. “Fallujah Insurgency Chaotic, Persistent.” The Los Angeles Times, November 12, 2004.
McNulty, Capt Andrew, USMC. Operation Order 3–04: Phantom Fury.
Meyers, Capt Christopher V., USMC. Operation Phantom Fury Chronology, Company A, 2d Tanks.
Price, Jay, Joseph Neff and Charles Crain. “Chapter 6: Fury Boils to Surface.” The News and Observer, www.newsobserver.com, October 23, 2005.
Sattler, LtGen John F., USMC. I MEF Command Chronology, July – December, 2004. United States Marine Corps.
Shupp, Col Michael, USMC. 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division Command Chronology, September – December, 2004. United States Marine Corps.
Tracy, Gunnery Sergeant Patrick, USMC. Street Fight in Iraq. Oceanside: Leatherneck Publishing, 2006.
Interviews
Operational Leadership Experiences in the Global War on Terrorism, Combat Studies Institute, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
LtGen Richard Natonski, USMC, with Laurence Lessard, 04/05/06
LTC Peter Newell, USA, with Matt Matthews, 03/23/06
LTC James Rainey, USA, with Matt Matthews, 04/19/06
Major Robert Bodisch, USMC, with Jenna Fike, 10/26/09
MAJ (Dr.) Lisa DeWitt, USA, with Matt Matthews, 03/23/06
CPT Chris Brooke, USA, with Matt Matthews, 05/01/06
CPT James Cobb, USA, with Matt Matthews, 06/02/06
CPT Peter Glass, USA, with Matt Matthews, 03/29/06
CPT Edward Twaddell, III, USA, with Matt Matthews, 02/28/06
Personal Interviews
Lt General (ret.) Ron Christmas, USMC, Telephone Interview, 12/05/07
Lt General Thomas F. Metz, USA, Personal Interview, 05/20/08
Lt General Richard F. Natonski, USMC, Telephone Interview, 10/11/07
Lt General Richard F. Natonski, USMC, Telephone Interview, 03/11/07
Lieutenant General John F. Sattler, USMC, Telephone Interview, 12/03/07
Lieutenant General Keith J. Stalder, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/20/07
Lieutenant General Keith J. Stalder, USMC, Telephone Interview, 08/08/07
Major General Richard Formica, USA, Personal Interview, 05/23/08
Brigadier General Larry Nicholson, USMC, Telephone Interview, 03/10/08
Brigadier General Gary Patton, USA, Telephone Interview, 02/01/08
Brigadier General Joseph Dunford, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/16/07
Colonel Gareth Brandl, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/20/07
Colonel Willard Buhl, USMC, Telephone Interview, 12/04/07
Colonel Joseph (Jay) A. Bruder, USMC, Telephone Interview, 10/10/07
Colonel Steve Dinauer, USMC, Personal Interview, 09/24/07
Colonel James Donlan, USMC Personal Interview, 09/26/07
Colonel Michael Formica, USA, Telephone Interview, 11/06/07
Colonel Keil Gentry, USMC, Personal Interview, 05/19/08
Colonel Darric Knight, USMC, Telephone Interview, 03/03/08
Colonel Ronald Lewis, USA, Telephone Interview, 02/15/08
Colonel Patrick Malay, USMC, Telephone Interview, 10/05/07
Colonel Patrick Malay, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/04/07
Colonel Peter Newell, USA, Telephone Interview, 10/29/07
Colonel James Rainey, USA, Telephone Interview, 11/07/07
Colonel Mike Ramos, USMC, Telephone Interview, 03/04/08
Colonel Michael Shupp, USMC, Telephone Interview, 09/03/07
Colonel Michael Shupp, USMC, Personal Interview, 09/25/07
Colonel Michael Shupp, USMC, Telephone Interview, 01/21/07
Colonel (ret.) Craig Tucker, USMC, Telephone Interview, 01/10/08
Lt Colonel George Bristol, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/07/07
Lt Colonel Todd Desgrosseilliers, USMC, Telephone Interview, 12/07/07
Lt Colonel Tim Karcher, USA, Telephone Interview, 02/15/08
Lt Colonel Kenneth Kassner, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/04/07
Lt Colonel Jay Kopelman, USMC, Telephone Interview, 05/22/08
Lt Colonel Joe L’Etiole, USMC, Telephone Interview, 10/29/07
Lt Colonel Chris Mahoney, USMC, Telephone Interview, 12/27/07
Lt Colonel Myles Miyamasu, USA, Telephone Interview, 11/06/07
Lt Colonel Brent Norquist, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/28/07
Lt Colonel Francis Piccoli, USMC, Telephone Interview, 12/04/07
Lt Colonel Robert Piddock, USMC, Telephone Interview, 04/10/08
Lt Colonel Nicholas Vuckovich, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/21/07
Lt Colonel Nicholas Vuckovich, USMC, Personal Interview, 05/22/08
Lt Colonel Jack Waldron, USA, Telephone Interview, 10/06/07
Lt Colonel Mark Winn, USMC, Personal Interview, 05/19/08
Major Bill Arnold, USMCR, Telephone Interview, 01/09/08
Major Theodore Bethea II, USMC, Personal Interview, 05/20/08
Major Eduardo Bitanga, USMC, Telephone Interview, 02/15/08
Major Robert Bodisch, USMC, Telephone Interview, 01/07/08
Major Chris Brooke, USA, Telephone Interview, 01/11/08
Major Aaron Cunningham, USMC, Telephone Interview, 07/09/08
Major (Dr.) Lisa DeWitt, USA, Telephone Interview, 12/22/07
Major Kevin Forkin, USMCR, Telephone Interview, 10/05/07
Major Mathew Good, USMC, Telephone Interview, 10/29/07
Major John Griffin, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/04/07
Major Travis Homiak, USMC, Personal Interview, 01/16/08
Major Scott Jackson, USA, Telephone Interview, 12/17/07
Major Timothy Jent, USMC, Telephone Interview, 03/24/08
Major Gilbert Juarez, USMC, Telephone Interview, 02/21/08
Major Andrew McNulty, USMC, Telephone Interview, 01/23/08
Major Christopher Meyers, USMC, Telephone Interview, 05/01/08
Major Christopher Meyers, USMC, Personal Interview, 05/19/08
Major Aiden Pfeuffer, USMC, Telephone Interview, 02/08/08
Major Derek Price, USAF, Telephone Interview, 04/30/08
Major Patrick Simon, USMC, Telephone Interview, 06/21/08
Major Michael Skaggs, USMC, Telephone Interview, 09/18/09
Major Kyle Stoddard, USMC, Telephone Interview, 09/22/09
Major Thomas Tennant, USMC, Telephone Interview, 02/19/08
Major Kevin Trimble, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/21/07
Major Dan Wittnam, USMC, Telephone Interview, 10/08/07
Captain Clint Alanis, USMC, Telephone Interview, 08/04/08
Captain Alfred Butler, USMC, Telephone Interview, 06/03/09
Captain John Campbell, USMC, Telephone Interview, 08/25/08
Captain Brian Chontosh, USMC, Telephone Interview, 12/08/07
Captain Leonard Coulman, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/20/07
Lieutenant Denis Cox, USN, Telephone Interview, 09/19/08
Captain Michael Cragholm, USMC, Telephone Interview, 03/01/08
Captain Mike Cundiff, USAF, Telephone Interview, 11/19/07
Captain William “Ben” Diaz, USMC, Telephone Interview, 02/25/08
Captain Michael Erwin, USA, Personal Interview, 01/30/08
Captain Peter Glass, USA, Telephone Interview, 12/23/07
Captain Cheree Kochen, USAF, Telephone Interview, 04/30/08
Captain Brian LaPointe, USMC, Telephone Interview, 06/09/09
Captain Jeffery Lee, USMC, Telephone Interview, 07/10/08
Captain Todd Moulder, USMC, Telephone Interview, 03/31/08
Captain David “Scotty” Tompkins, USAF, Telephone Interview, 04/30/08
Captain Paul Vaughan, USMC, Telephone Interview, 04/02/08
Captain William Warkentin, USMC, Telephone Interview, 07/10/08
Captain Paul Webber, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/10/09
1st Lieutenant Douglas Barnes, USMC, Telephone Interview, 08/07/08
1st Lieutenant Sven Jensen, USMC, Telephone Interview, 10/15/08
Gunner Jeffery Eby CWO4, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/28/07
CW4 Steven Kilgore, USA, Telephone Interview, 03/12/08
Sergeant Major Michael Berg, USMC, Telephone Interview, 02/19/08
Sergeant Major Derek Fry, USMC, Telephone Interview, 07/29/08
Sergeant Major Eduardo Leardo III, USMC, Telephone Interview, 10/01/07
Sergeant Major Brian Link, USMC, Telephone Interview, 10/25/07
Sergeant Major Rudy Resto, USMC, Telephone Interview, 10/04/07
First Sergeant Michael Farrell, USMC, Telephone Interview, 02/27/08
First Sergeant Frank Herbert, USMC, Telephone Interview, 06/03/08
Gunnery Sergeant Nicholas Popaditch, USMC, Telephone Interview, 09/10/09
Gunnery Sergeant Nicholas Popaditch, USMC, Telephone Interview, 09/11/09
Sergeant First Class Larriva Santiago Jr., USA, Telephone Interview, 03/23/08
Gunnery Sergeant Ricardo Sebastian, USMC, Telephone Interview, 07/24/08
Gunnery Sergeant Paul Starner, USMC, Telephone Interview, 03/05/08
Gunnery Sergeant Brian Vinciguerra, USMC, Telephone Interview, 02/05/08
Staff Sergeant Matt Anderson, USMC, Telephone Interview, 02/25/08
Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, USA, Telephone Interview, 07/18/09
Staff Sergeant Kenneth Distelhorst, USMC, Telephone Interview, 03/18/08
Staff Sergeant Joshua Iversen, USMC, Telephone Interview, 10/29/07
Staff Sergeant Beau Mattioda, USMC, Telephone Interview, 07/26/08
Staff Sergeant Anibal Reyes, USA, Telephone Interview, 02/12/08
Technical Sergeant James Monk, USAF, Telephone Interview, 06/06/09
Sergeant Jason Arellano, USMC, Telephone Interview, 03/10/08
Sergeant Jonathan Ball, USMC, Telephone Interview, 07/15/08
Sergeant Nathan Medinger, USMC, Telephone Interview, 06/21/08
Sergeant Michael Meisenhalder, USMC, Telephone Interview, 03/03/08
Sergeant Elber Navarro, USMC, Telephone Interview, 02/24/08
Sergeant Rhyne Spencer, USMC, Telephone Interview, 10/20/09
Sergeant Jeremiah Workman, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/05/07
Hospital Corpsman 2 Juan Rubio, USN, Telephone Interview, 11/15/07
Corporal Jeremy Baker, USMC, Telephone Interview, 06/22/08
Corporal Anthony Gantt, USMCR, Telephone Interview, 06/10/08
Corporal Terrence van Doorn, USMC, Telephone Interview, 03/03/08
Corporal David Willis, USMC, Telephone Interview, 02/21/08
Lance Corporal John Aylmer, USMC, Telephone Interview, 07/08/08
Lance Corporal Alston Hays, USMC, Telephone Interview, 07/14/08
Lance Corporal Travis Icard, USMC, Telephone Interview, 07/24/08
Lance Corporal Shane Olden, USMC, Telephone Interview, 02/18/08
Lance Corporal Robert Weeks, USMC, Telephone Interview, 11/20/09
Private First Class William Berry III, USMC, Telephone Interview, 07/27/08
Dr. Richard Jadick, Telephone Interview, 07/09/08
Ms. Christine Knight, Telephone Interview, 05/20/09
Mr. Ranan Lurie, Telephone Interview, 02/24/08
Ms. Shirley Parrello, Telephone Interview, 02/09/08
Mr. Lucian Read, Telephone Interview, 03/25/08
Mr. Stu Segall, Telephone Interview, 11/19/07
Websites
www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/at4.htm (Federation of American Scientists – Military Analysis Network)
www.newsobserver.com (November 28, 2005)