Alanbar Awakening Volume Ii Iraqi Perspectives From Insurgency To Counterinsurgency In Iraq 20042009 Gary W Montgomery by Gary W. Montgomery, Timothy S. Mcwilliams PCN10600001200 instant download after payment.

This two-volume anthology of interviews tells the story of the al-Anbar Awakening and the emergence of al-Anbar Province from the throes of insurgency. It presents the perspectives of both Iraqis (volume two) and Americans (volume one) who ultimately came to work together, in an unlikely alliance of former adversaries, for the stabilization and redevelopment of the province. The collection begins in the 2003-2004 time frame with the rise of the insurgency and concludes with observations from the vantage point of early-to-mid 2009. The anthology demonstrates that there is not one history of the Awakening, but several histories intertwined. It is not a complete collection, but one that provides a broad spectrum of candid, unvarnished perspectives from some of the leading players. The Iraqi volume collects from many of the key Awakening players their views on how and why Anbaris came to turn against the insurgency that many had initially supported and seek the aid—both military and economic—of the Americans. Those interviewed include former Ba’ath Party military officers, senior officers in Iraq’s new military, tribal sheikhs, Sunni imams, governmental representatives, and civilians. This anthology is drawn from oral history interviews collected by field historians of the U.S. Marine Corps History Division, based at Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia. Field historians assigned to the History Division have collected hundreds of interviews since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom I to serve as primary resources for future scholarship. [.pdf sourced from www.usmcu.edu. Corrected positioning and titling of chapter bookmarks and page labels from the original file.]