Sheriff of Ramadi | 
 enlarge | Author: Dick Couch
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 1591141389
Dewey Decimal Number: 956.7044345
EAN: 9781591141389
ASIN: 1591141389
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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In this ground-breaking book, bestselling author and former U.S. Navy SEAL Dick Couch follows the SEAL Task Unit in Iraq s Anbar Province between 2005 and 2007, chronicling the unit s deployment in the Battle of Ramadi. Based on extensive interviews with Army, Navy, and Marine personnel who fought in the battle and the author s firsthand assessment of the situation when he traveled to Ramadi in 2007, Couch details the previously unrecognized importance of the SEALS in winning the fight to control Ramadi. Calling the battle the most significant military engagement in the global war against terrorism since 9/11 and the most sustained and vicious engagement ever fought by SEALs, Couch describes the success of special operations forces/Navy SEALs fighting side by side with conventional forces. Couch identifies the SEALs ability to adapt and evolve in this urban battle space and their code of brotherhood as the keys of their success. Among the many examples of this extraordinary brotherhood is the story of PO2 Michael A. Monsoor, who was posthumously, awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery in Ramadi.The author argues that the lessons of Ramadi should provide a template for future joint combined cooperation in the war against al-Qaeda and their allies. Once an advocate of special-forces control of battle space, Couch is now convinced of the need for increased interoperability as well as increased language and cross-cultural training, and a more streamlined command and communication infrastructure issues he addresses in the book s epilogue. Couch admits that when he began researching the book in the summer of 2006, he thought he would be writing about the SEALs courage in a losing cause, but what emerged is a startling success story of a joint combined forces/special forces operation that has gone underreported.
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Seals in Ramadi ! November 19, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
With "The Sheriff of Ramadi" Author and former Navy Seal Dick Couch has provided the reader with a most interesting snapshot of the ugly street war in Ramadi.
A respected author and embedded journalist, Couch spent time in Ramadi in 2007 interviewing the Seals, which gives his book a depth of research and understanding of the fight that is unrivaled by most. Ramadi was more than just a nightly street-fight; it was a counter-insurgency victory for the local citizens and the American Seals, Marines, and Army who gave them the courage and training necessary to fight - as they suffered terrible casualties themselves.
Couch is a fine writer; his book is an easy read for both the military and non-military enthusiast. Highly reccomended !
 An interesting avenue of the Navy SEALs and their role in winning al-Anbar October 30, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I just finished the reading of this book, and it was amazing! Although this book is not primarily focused on the hard battles won by the Navy SEALs but rather about their role in supporting the conventional forces in al-Anbar province and all of the ball busting work associated with it. It was interesting how Mr. Couch approached this topic with the notion that the war in Ramadi was being lost, but as he details throughout the writing, this was very untrue. I highly recommend this book to anyone who would like a realistic point of view of what's really going on overthere as well as those who are interested in learning about the melding of conventional forces with SOF and their capability to target the bad guys and win the hearts of minds of the people.
 COIN practice and technique October 27, 2008
3 out of 17 found this review helpful
Of four books by Couch that I have, this is the least interesting. It's written in the style of a military FITREP and that is a turn-off that significantly detracts from the insight into the practice of COIN warfare.
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