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They called us "lucky" : the life and afterlife of the Iraq War's hardest hit unit, Ruben Gallego with Jim DeFelice
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- Summary
- "Opening up for the first time about his combat experience, Congressman Ruben Gallego (D, AZ) delivers a moving and unforgettable memoir of the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq War"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 323 pages, 16 unnumbered pages
- Contents
-
- Prologue: Were we in combat?
- Harvard Marine
- Flying in
- In the suck
- Lucky Lima
- Desolation
- We just keep dying
- The worst road in Iraq
- Dead man walking
- Back to me
- Eleven is my favorite number
- Postscript: The lucky and the dead
- Coda: Democracy survives
- The Insurrection, January 6, 2021
- Isbn
- 9780063045804
- Label
- They called us "lucky" : the life and afterlife of the Iraq War's hardest hit unit
- Title
- They called us "lucky"
- Title remainder
- the life and afterlife of the Iraq War's hardest hit unit
- Statement of responsibility
- Ruben Gallego with Jim DeFelice
- Title variation
- Life and afterlife of the Iraq War's hardest hit unit
- Subject
-
- Gallego, Ruben, 1979-
- Iraq
- Iraq -- Ḥadīthah
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns -- Iraq | Ḥadīthah
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American
- Legislators
- Legislators -- United States -- Biography
- Marines
- Marines -- United States -- Biography
- Military campaigns
- Personal narratives
- 2003-2011
- United States
- United States, Congress | House
- United States, Congress | House -- Biography
- United States, Marine Corps | Marine Regiment, 25th | Battalion, 3rd | Lima Company
- United States, Marine Corps | Marine Regiment, 25th | Battalion, 3rd | Lima Company -- Biography
- Personal narratives -- American
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Opening up for the first time about his combat experience, Congressman Ruben Gallego (D, AZ) delivers a moving and unforgettable memoir of the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq War"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1979-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gallego, Ruben
- Dewey number
- 956.7044/345
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- DS79.76
- LC item number
- .G354 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- DeFelice, Jim
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Gallego, Ruben
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- United States
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Marines
- Legislators
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Legislators
- Marines
- Military campaigns
- Iraq
- Iraq
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- They called us "lucky" : the life and afterlife of the Iraq War's hardest hit unit, Ruben Gallego with Jim DeFelice
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Were we in combat? -- Harvard Marine -- Flying in -- In the suck -- Lucky Lima -- Desolation -- We just keep dying -- The worst road in Iraq -- Dead man walking -- Back to me -- Eleven is my favorite number -- Postscript: The lucky and the dead -- Coda: Democracy survives -- The Insurrection, January 6, 2021
- Control code
- on1236192191
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 323 pages, 16 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780063045804
- Lccn
- 2021038045
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1236192191
- Label
- They called us "lucky" : the life and afterlife of the Iraq War's hardest hit unit, Ruben Gallego with Jim DeFelice
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Were we in combat? -- Harvard Marine -- Flying in -- In the suck -- Lucky Lima -- Desolation -- We just keep dying -- The worst road in Iraq -- Dead man walking -- Back to me -- Eleven is my favorite number -- Postscript: The lucky and the dead -- Coda: Democracy survives -- The Insurrection, January 6, 2021
- Control code
- on1236192191
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 323 pages, 16 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780063045804
- Lccn
- 2021038045
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1236192191
Subject
- Gallego, Ruben, 1979-
- Iraq
- Iraq -- Ḥadīthah
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns -- Iraq | Ḥadīthah
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American
- Legislators
- Legislators -- United States -- Biography
- Marines
- Marines -- United States -- Biography
- Military campaigns
- Personal narratives
- 2003-2011
- United States
- United States, Congress | House
- United States, Congress | House -- Biography
- United States, Marine Corps | Marine Regiment, 25th | Battalion, 3rd | Lima Company
- United States, Marine Corps | Marine Regiment, 25th | Battalion, 3rd | Lima Company -- Biography
- Personal narratives -- American
- Biographies
- Biographies
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