An edition of Heavy Metal (2005)
Heavy Metal
A Tank Company's Battle to Baghdad
By Ron Martz
Publish Date
April 14, 2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc.
Language
eng
Pages
320
Description:
"During the Iraq War, Capt. Jason Conroy commanded the tankers of Charlie Company. Charlie Company was part of Task Force 1-64 of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, an element of the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division. Equipped with mammoth M1A1 Abrams tanks, Conroy's company was at the tip of the U.S. Army's spear and one of the first elements into Baghdad." "Veteran journalist Ron Martz was embedded in Charlie Company. Together, from the unique perspective of an armor unit that was in nearly continuous combat for four straight weeks, Conroy and coauthor Martz tell the unvarnished story of what went right in Iraq - and what went deadly wrong. Conroy and his soldiers were able to overcome supply shortages, intelligence failures, and miserable weather to battle their way into downtown Baghdad, a place where they had been told they would never have to fight. Heavy Metal evaluates the Army's performance, including its use of tactics for which the soldiers had never trained." "Through the personal stories of the young troopers of Charlie Company - who experienced a very different war from what was seen back home on TV - Heavy Metal tells us much about the qualities of today's American soldier, about twenty-first-century desert and urban warfare, and about how the Army should prepare to fight. Not simply a day-to-day memoir, it teaches vital lessons for future combat."--BOOK JACKET.