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- Based on a book written by a former marine, this film follows the U.S. assault on the Iraqi city of Fallujah, which was led by Gen. Jim Mattis (Harrison Ford) and resulted in dozens of American casualties. The high number of U.S. deaths is partially attributed to White House orders to withdraw just before the city was captured.
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The battle has become legendary within the Marine Corps, and the intensity of the fight made it a defining episode of the U.S. military’s nine-month saga in Fallujah. Fifteen years after the beginning of the battle of Fallujah, VICE News spoke with survivors of the Hell House.
Oct 1, 2006 · How did the heroes of Fallujah come to kill civilians in Haditha? A Vietnam veteran who witnessed the battle of Fallujah says it's too soon to judge the marines—but not the high command
Nov 10, 2014 · Ten years ago, US troops and coalition forces fought their deadliest battle since the Vietnam War when they pushed into the Iraqi city of Falluja to root out Sunni insurgents. The BBC's Paul...
The primary theme of the film is its assertion of a case for war crimes committed by the United States in its military offensive against Fallujah in Iraq. The film documents the use of weapons based on white phosphorus and other substances similar to napalm, such as Mark 77 bomb, by American forces.
Dec 20, 2005 · Plot: What's the story about? Based on a book written by a former marine, this film follows the U.S. assault on the Iraqi city of Fallujah, which was led by Gen. Jim Mattis (Harrison Ford) and resulted in dozens of American casualties.
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The Second Battle of Fallujah, initially codenamed Operation Phantom Fury, Operation al-Fajr (Arabic: الفجر, lit. ' The Dawn ') was an American-led offensive of the Iraq War that lasted roughly six weeks, starting 7 November 2004.
Conversations with Iraqi citizens, resistance fighters, refugees, American soldiers, and proponents of peace such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Arun Gandhi make for a well-rounded discussion about a most controversial war.
