The city of Fallujah is located in Iraq's western Anbar Province, approximately 65 kilometers west of Baghdad, the country's capital. Its history, along with the history of Iraq (whose modern borders are part of what was once known as Mesopotamia), goes back thousands of years, and the country's modern history played a strong role in shaping the fighting in and around Fallujah in 2004. The Second Battle of Fallujah: The History of the Biggest Battle of the Iraq War looks at the battle widely considered to be the heaviest fighting of the conflict.

Includes maps of: City of Fallujah. *Includes pictures *Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading “I am scared to death that they [the war hawks in Washington] are going to convince the president that they can do this overthrow of Saddam on the cheap, and we’ll find ourselves in the middle of a swamp ...

Start of the Iraq War -- The City of Fallujah -- Al-Qaeda in Iraq -- The Second Battle of Fallujah -- The Impact and Aftermath of the Battle.