Inside Abu Ghraib: Memoirs of Two U.S. Military Intelligence Officers

by William Edwards, Robert P. Walters, Jr., Paul Zanon

Overview

In 2003, Major William Edwards and Lt. Col. Robert P. Walters of the 165th Military Intelligence Battalion were given the near-impossible task of improving the U.S. Army's security posture at Abu Ghraib prison under unfathomable conditions. With input from officers who served with them, their candid firsthand accounts of life at the notorious prison reveal unpublished details of the human devastation that took place there, along with unexpected glimpses of humanity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476686738
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	11/01/2021
Pages:	225
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.46(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

William Edwards is a retired U.S. Army colonel and veteran of the Iraq War. He works for Thornton Tomasetti and is a leading industry expert regarding security design and implementation. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Robert P. Walters, Jr. is a retired major general who served 38 years in the U.S. Army, 12 years with Special Operations Forces and five years in combat including Operations Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Freedom Sentinel the counterterrorist effort in Afghanistan. He is a Senior Mentor for the Army’s Mission Command Training Program and lives in Kansas. Paul Zanon has had eight books published, almost all of them reaching the bestselling spot in their respective categories on Amazon. He lives in London, UK, and writes for a number of publications.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
A Note from the Department of Defense
Preface
The Protagonists: Boys to Men
Introduction: A Bad Vibe
Prologue: Ambushed
 1. The Day That Changed the World
 2. The Other Theater
 3. When Bill Met Bob
 4. Who Let the Dogs Out?
 5. Summer of 2003
 6. Call to Action
 7. Embrace the Suck
 8. Reconnaissance
 9. Groundwork
10. Beyond the Pale
11. Resident Nightingale
12. Managing Death
13. Locally Sourced
14. Beef Jerky
15. Feeding Time at Abu Ghraib
16. Christmas Day
17. It’s Good to Talk
18. Under Fire
19. So Long Abu Ghraib
20. “That” Disk
21. Home Time
22. Child’s Perspective
23. Adjustment
24. Clocking Out
Index

Editorial Reviews

Leaders inspire and influence by providing purpose, direction, and motivation. LTC Walters’ and MAJ Edwards’ leadership is exactly what the battalion needed in combat in Abu Ghraib. LTC Walters adherence to standards and calm under intense pressure and MAJ Edwards’ guidance built on mutual trust and confidence which was more the empathy of a big brother than a boss. The combat leadership they demonstrated is timeless.”—Captain Romeo Qureishi

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