Product Description

"Charlie Battery" is the harrowing and personal account of a Marine Corps artillery battery fighting for survival in the opening days of Operation Iraqi Freedom as they fight in the vicious battle at An-Nasiriyah. Written by the father of one of Charlie Battery's Marines, the story follows their sudden call to war, their deployment in the largest convoy since WW2, and their baptism-by-fire at An-Nas. Through extraordinary interviews with the Marines, their families, and their superior officers, we are given a rare glimpse of what they early days of the war in Iraq were like for the Marines and their families - not only for the Marines who foughyt, but for all those who watched it unfold live at 0330 one morning on MSNBC

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #588154 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 194 pages

Review
"Indeed it is Charlie Battery's proud story - and a good read from cover to cover" -- Leatherneck, magazine of the Marines, August 2005, Maj Robert Morrisey, USMC ( ret ).

"It will take its place alongside many other tomes as a chronicle of Marine courage and fortitude under fire." -- Max Boot, author,

"Reminds us there is no greater love than father and son...and no limit to the tenacity of a Marine!" -- Professor Steven J. Greer, American Military University, Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army (Ret.) and FOX News Channel military analyst

"This battle ( An-Nasiriyah )...was won by the courage and tenacity of these young Marines. This is their story" -- Gen Al Gray, USMC ( ret ) 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps

"CHARLIE BATTERY is a critically important contribution to community and academic library shelves...this is the fascinating and informative account of a Marine Artillery battery and their experiences in Operation Iraqi Freedom..."Charlie Battery" is compelling reading - and especially commended to military buffs and civilians... MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW, December 2006, awards "5-stars". --Midwest Book Review

"Charlie Battery is An essential addition to the book shelf of any young marine or those who would understand them. A gripping ground-level account that illuminates the boots-on-the-ground and their pivotal role in the taking of Iraq." --Kathy Roth-Douquet, Co-author of AWOL; The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Classes from Military Service

...an extraordinarily well documented account of what happened in the war to bring freedom to Iraq. -- Bob Spear, Heartland Reviews

...an insightful account...involving the thoughts and fears of the young men surrounded by exploding shells. -- Daily Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa

Charlie Battery is great writing...this book has much more depth and feeling than any book coming out of the war to date...this book gets 5-Stars ! 2007 Gold Medal Winner for Best Military Non-Fiction --MILITARY WRITERS SOCIETY of AMERICA

About the Author
Andrew Lubin is rapidly becoming one of the pre-eminent writers on the history of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. With 8 embeds under his belt in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Beirut, Andrew goes out in the field and shares the same dirt, grit, fear, and excitement of with the Marines and Soldiers with whom he lives and writes. Andrew currently lives and writes in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Customer Reviews

My experience
Well, I can't sit here and talk all day about a book that I lived. but I'll try to keep it short.This book was written with incredible detail. I will never forget the people, friends and fellow Marines in this book. It is a vast amount of memories that will be with me until I die. It was kind of hard to keep up with the events as they were unfolding back then.Things happened fast and sudden. A lot of times the lack of sleep, and the fatigue wouldn't let you think of, "What just happened?", but having this book that I can pick up whenever to remember those times, and the day where I can show my grandkids what grandpa did is a gift. I will never forget my time in the Corps,or the man who wrote about us Marines in Charlie. Now I know why Vietnam vets still keep in contact with each other. I do with the Marines in this book. I will never forget who they were, what they're hometown was, or the times we went through together. Nothing could ever take the brotherhood away from us.
Semper Fi

Powerful and Moving
Andrew Lubin's breakout book, a personal examinination of a U.S. Marine Corps artillery unit's experiences in the most recent Gulf War, is, in short, a triumph.

With good reason, military personnel tend to be suspicious of journalists and writers these days. Lubin has overcome this obstacle magnificently, however, and displays in this work an incredible access to his subjects--both those on the ground and those who commanded them. This allows for a level of detail, sincerity, and connection impossible in one of the "book of the week" exposes of the war. Indeed, the biggest difference between Lubin and Tom Wolf is that Lubin actually talked to the people he quotes.

With all of the bad news coming out of the Iraq war, it is encouraging to find a book that looks at the most positive aspects of those who have made the best of a bad situtation.

Chuck Battery
Hey this is Cpl Tarique Roberts. Anyone who remembers me from chuck battery please call me at 240-462-8249. My yahoo account is djtarique@yahoo.com.

And this book is nice, buy 10 at a time. Good gob to the lubin family.

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