With his extensive journal notes, combat reports, and painstaking research, Steve Russell has preserved the story as only someone who lived the experience can do.Eric Maddox, a former Army interrogation specialist who led the hunt for Saddam Hussein, said it was Saddam’s craving for a favorite fish dish that resulted in his seizure, according to a story by Trib Live. It also provides a rare look at the enemy side of the action. This is the definitive account of this major historical event and of the sacrifice that made it happen. Packed with rare photos and insider information, We Got Him! chronicles the day-by-day search and the successes and dead ends as regular and special-operations soldiers tore into Saddam's social networks. Steve Russell and his men of the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. Square in the middle of the search, living in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, were Lt. Here is the riveting account of a grand human saga that tested every element of character and fortitude: the six-month manhunt that ended at a hole on the bank of the Tigris River, and the blow-by-blow plays of the actual raids that netted Saddam, culminating in the electrifying quote heard around the globe, "We Got Him!"No other event in Operation Iraqi Freedom caught the attention of the world like the hunt for and capture of Saddam Hussein. It was a brilliant example of history repeating itself in the most positive way less than a decade earlier, the capture of Saddam Hussein, a triumph of military strategy in and of itself, opened the door for the most recent and essential victory in the War on Terror. forces exterminated Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 1, 2011, the world cheered not only the death of the 9/11 terrorist mastermind but the unmatched might, skill, and perseverance of America's military elite. With his extensive journal notes, combat reports, and painstaking research, Steve Russell has preserved the story as only someone who lived the experience can do. Packed with rare photos and insider information, We Got Him! chronicles the day-by-day search and the successes and dead ends as regular and special-operations soldiers tore into Saddam’s social networks. Square in the middle of the search, living in Saddam’s hometown of Tikrit, were Lt. No other event in Operation Iraqi Freedom caught the attention of the world like the hunt for and capture of Saddam Hussein. Here is the riveting account of a grand human saga that tested every element of character and fortitude: the six-month manhunt that ended at a hole on the bank of the Tigris River, and the blow-by-blow plays of the actual raids that netted Saddam, culminating in the electrifying quote heard around the globe, “We Got Him!” forces exterminated Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 1, 2011, the world cheered not only the death of the 9/11 terrorist mastermind but the unmatched might, skill, and perseverance of America’s military elite. Steve Russell presents a compelling firsthand account of the actual raids that led to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
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