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Heavy Metal: A Tank Company's Battle to Baghdad (Ausa Book) by Capt. Jason Conroy, USA; Ron Martz is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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During the Iraq War, coauthor Capt. Jason Conroy commanded Charlie Company, which was part of Task Force 1-64, 2d Brigade Combat Team, part of the U.S. Army's 3d Infantry Division. A tank unit equipped with mammoth M1A1 Abrams tanks, Conroy's company was literally 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 Martz tell the unvarnished story of what went right and what went deadly wrong in Iraq. 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 were told they would never have to fight. Heavy Metal evaluates the Army's performance, including its use of tactics that were developed during the war but for which the soldiers had never trained. Through the exciting 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

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Author

Capt. Jason Conroy, USA; Ron Martz

Publisher

Potomac Books, Incorporated

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781574888577

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Biography, History

Rating

4.5 / 5 (86 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14