Ronin: A Marine Scout-Sniper Platoon in Iraq

Hardback

Main Details

Title Ronin: A Marine Scout-Sniper Platoon in Iraq
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mike Tucker
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreMilitary history
ISBN/Barcode 9780811703185
ClassificationsDewey:956.7044342092
Audience
General
Illustrations 27 b/w photos

Publishing Details

Publisher Stackpole Books
Imprint Stackpole Books
Publication Date 8 February 2008
Publication Country United States

Description

In this raw and provocative new book, readers wear desert camouflage, climb to rooftops, and get behind the rifle with a platoon of elite Marine snipers and scouts in Iraq. Author Mike Tucker embedded with the unit for its entire combat tour in 2005 06 to tell this exclusive from-the-frontlines story. Ronin captures true-grit Marines at war as they reconnoiter Iraqi villages, track terrorist targets, grapple with unrealistic rules of engagement, and get the kill. It also contains the only firsthand accounts of such previously unreported actions as an Al Qaeda attack on a police station and the winter of the sniper when terrorist gunmen plagued Coalition forces in Fallujah.

Author Biography

Mike Tucker is a Marine infantry veteran who has reported on guerrilla warfare and terrorism from hot spots around the globe, including Thailand, Burma, Spain, and Iraq. He holds bachelor s and master s degrees from James Madison University, where he was a visiting scholar on counterterrorism in 2006. Tucker is also the author of The Long Patrol, Hell Is Over, and Among Warriors in Iraq.