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"Collateral Damage" compiles first‑hand accounts from more than fifty U.S. soldiers who served in Iraq during the 2003‑2011 conflict. Their testimonies detail the conduct of key military operations—convoys, checkpoints, detentions, raids, and suppressive fire—and illustrate how these actions inflicted terror on Iraqi civilians. The book shows how the occupation’s tactics contributed to instability, sectarian violence, and widespread chaos, while also highlighting the moral courage of soldiers who speak out against the war’s atrocities.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: History/Military History
Authors: Chris Hedges
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