Part 1. Evil town: Mean streets ; Bloody encounters -- Part 2. No happy endings: No better friend ; Back to the brawl ; The vortex of violence ; Drumbeat for action ; Operation Vigilant Resolve ; Political expedience ; Aggressive defense ; Along, hot, dangerous Summer ; New warriors ; End of the experiment -- Part 3. Enough is enough: Plan of attack ; Shaping the battlefield ; Rules of engagement -- Part 4. Storming Fallujah: D-day (November 7) ; D+1 (November 8) ; D+2 (November 9) ; D+3 (November 10) ; D+4 (November 11) ; D+5 (November 12) -- Into the belly of the beast: D+6 (November 13) ; D+7 to D+24 (November 14-December 8) -- Mop up: Parting shots -- Appendix A.U.S. Commanders in Operation Phantom Fury -- Appendix B. Second Battle of Fallujah battle casualties.