This book describes the campaign that turned Fallujah from a perennial insurgent hotspot to an example of what can be achieved with the right combination of leadership and perseverance. Many books have told of the major battles in Fallujah; this one tells the rest of the story that never made the news.

Includes index. Includes maps of: Fallujah; Tribal Areas of Fallujah; Iraq.

Timeline of key events in Fallujah , Iraq -- The stench of death (Fallujah 2004-2006) -- The city of mosques -- The Anbar Awakening -- "Are we losing Fallujah ?" -- Bringing democracy to Iraq -- Operation Alljah -- The Fallujah awakening -- The city awakens -- The swarm and the surge -- A sheik returns and another departs -- The deluge -- Voice of the people.