Honor and betrayal : the untold story of the Navy SEALs who captured the "Butcher of Fallujah"--and the shameful ordeal they later endured Cover Image

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Honor and betrayal : the untold story of the Navy SEALs who captured the "Butcher of Fallujah"--and the shameful ordeal they later endured / Patrick Robinson ; with the cooperation of former Navy Seals, Matthew McCabe and Jonathan Keefe.

Robinson, Patrick, 1939- (author.).

Summary:

Offers a behind-the-scenes story of the three Navy SEALs who captured the "Butcher of Fallujah" but were subsequently charged with prisoner abuse, and their long road to justice.

Record details

ISBN: 9780306823084
ISBN: 030682308X
ISBN: 0306823527
ISBN: 9780306823527
Physical Description: xi, 356 pages ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2013.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue: Open letters top Admiral Pybus -- 1. The butcher on the bridge -- 2. "We're Navy SEALs: and we never screw it up!" 3. Echo Platoon in battle mode -- 4. We want this maniac alive -- 5. A presumption of guilt -- 6. Scapegoats of empire -- 7. Sound and fury in Congress -- 8. The outrage of the American public -- 9. US Government denies immunity -- 10. Denied in favor of the defense -- 11. Two verdicts in the Iraqi courtroom -- 12. The green light from High Command -- Epilogue.