Ebook: Heavy Metal

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.;Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 POINT BLANK: THE BATTLE FOR MAHMUDIYAH; 2 ROCK OF THE MARNE; 3 THE MAKING OF CHARLIE COMPANY; 4 OPERATION DESERT SPRING; 5 THE WAIT IN KUWAIT; 6 THE PLAN: HEAVY METAL AND ROCK 'N ROLL; 7 SAND AND FURY; 8 FIRST FIGHT: COBRAS LEAD THE WAY; 9 THE NIGHT IT RAINED MUD; 10 THE BATTLE FOR NAJAF; 11 CHECKPOINT CHARLIE; 12 THE ROAD TO BAGHDAD; 13 THUNDER RUN I: SPEED, POWER, AND A SHOW OF FORCE; 14 SORTING THINGS OUT; 15 THUNDER RUN II: THE END OF SADDAM; 16 ROOTING OUT THE REMNANTS OF SADDAM.