In this ground-breaking book, best-selling author and former U.S. Navy SEAL Dick Couch reports on the actions of the SEAL Task Unit during the Battle of Ramadi in Iraq s al-Anbar Province between 2005 and 2007. When he began his research, the author thought he would be writing about the SEALs courage in the face of a losing cause. Instead, he discovered a startling success story whose importance has gone unrecognized in the war against al-Qaeda. Couch argues that the lessons of Ramadi, with SEALs fighting alongside regular forces in an urban war zone, call for using this strategy more widely.

Includes index.

The Ramadi SEALs : evolution of the warrior -- The terrain -- The first SEAL task unit in Ramadi -- The second task unit and the battle for Ramadi -- The battle turns -- The last Ramadi task unit -- Epilogue : the lessons of Ramadi.