{"product_id":"battle-scars-twenty-years-later-3d-battalion-5th-marines-looks-back-at-the-iraq-war-and-how-it-changed-their-lives","title":"Battle Scars: Twenty Years Later: 3d Battalion 5th Marines Looks Back at the Iraq War and How it Changed Their Lives","description":"Chip Reid was an embedded reporter with 3d Battalion 5th Marines as they fought their way from Kuwait to Baghdad in 2003, interviewing the young Marines within hours of brutal combat actions.\n\nThe most eye-opening, and terrifying, story in Chip Reid's career as a journalist was the six weeks he spent with 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, as a correspondent for NBC News. Traveling shoulder-to-shoulder with the young Marines, he had unparalleled access, witnessing them in combat, and interviewing as many as he could persuade his bosses to put on air, allowing them to tell their war stories in their own words.\n\nIt took only 22 days for the Marines of 3\/5 to fight their way to Baghdad, but the effects on those who fought have lasted a lifetime. They lost a number of their own in battle, and others suffered life-threatening injuries. Of those who returned - even if they avoided physical scars - many have had to find their own way through survivor's guilt and the nightmare of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, with all its attendant miseries.\n\nTwenty years on, Chip sat down with the Marines of 3\/5 once more. They told Chip inspiring stories of heroism in battle, of camaraderie and comrades lost, of patriotism and belief in mission, of recovery and success in both military and civilian life, and of the new appreciation for life that results from Post-Traumatic Growth. Visceral and searingly honest, this book is a tribute to the Marines for their service, and for the many sacrifices they made then, and that many still make today.\n\nTable of Contents\n\nPreface\nIntroduction: Mr. Magoo Goes To War\n\nPart One: From Kuwait to Baghdad at the Tip of the Spear\nChapter 1: The Ground War Begins\nChapter 2: First Combat\nChapter 3: Two Days from Hell\nChapter 4: The Battle at Devil’s Ditch\nChapter 5: Winning The Hearts of the Iraqi People\nChapter 7: Arrival in Baghdad\n\nPart Two: Twenty Years Later\nChapter 8: Consequences of Being Trained to Kill\nChapter 9: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Growth\nChapter 10: Marines Tell Their Stories Of PTSD and PTG\nChapter 11: Marine Families Tell Their Stories of PTSD and PTG\nChapter 12: Lives Transformed by the Marines\nChapter 13: Marines Who Loved It So Much They Made It a Career\nChapter 14: Opinions About the Iraq War Today\nChapter 15: In Memory\n\nEpilogue: An Emotional Mountaintop Reunion\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 163624355X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.163624355X.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Reid, Chip\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46441573974213,"sku":"LFV.163624355X.VG","price":7.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/163624355X-0.jpg?v=1782061440","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/battle-scars-twenty-years-later-3d-battalion-5th-marines-looks-back-at-the-iraq-war-and-how-it-changed-their-lives","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}