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A Soldier's Dream

Captain Travis Patriquin and the Awakening of Iraq

William Doyle

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New American Library
05 June 2012
For six months in 2006, a charismatic young U.S. Army captain and Arab linguist named Travis Patriquin unleashed a diplomatic and cultural charm offensive upon the Sunni Arab sheiks of Anbar province, the heart of darkness of the Iraqi insurgency. He galvanized American support for the ""Sunni Awakening,"" the tribal revolt against Al Qaeda that spread through the province and eventually across Iraq, a turning point that led to dramatically lower levels of violence in the country.

The Awakening may not have succeeded without Patriquin, who was so beloved by Iraqis that they adopted him into their tribes and loved him as a brother.

This is the true story of a man who loved Iraq, and a soldier who helped engineer the turning point of the Iraq War.

It is the story of America's T.E. Lawrence-Travis Patriquin.

For six months in 2006, a charismatic young U.S. Army captain and Arab linguist named Travis Patriquin unleashed a diplomatic and cultural charm offensive upon the Sunni Arab sheiks of Anbar province, the heart of darkness of the Iraqi insurgency. He galvanized American support for the ""Sunni Awakening,"" the tribal revolt against Al Qaeda that spread through the province and eventually across Iraq, a turning point that led to dramatically lower levels of violence in the country.

The Awakening may not have succeeded without Patriquin, who was so beloved by Iraqis that they adopted him into their tribes and loved him as a brother.

This is the true story of a man who loved Iraq, and a soldier who helped engineer the turning point of the Iraq War.

It is the story of America's T.E. Lawrence-Travis Patriquin.
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Imprint:   New American Library
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   374g
ISBN:   9780451236852
ISBN 10:   0451236858
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

William Doyle is the award-winning author of Inside the Oval Office- The White House Tapes from FDR to Clinton and An American Insurrection- James Meredith and the Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962. He also served as director of original programming and executive producer for HBO, and won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary for his A&E special based on Inside the Oval Office.

Reviews for A Soldier's Dream: Captain Travis Patriquin and the Awakening of Iraq

A truly inspirational story about an American soldier who epitomized our country's values. --The Huffington Post Compelling... carefully reported and briskly written ... a tale of how even in modern warfare, with all its cultural intricacies and geopolitical considerations, two men can play a decisive role through dint of personality, adept maneuvering and, yes, a fair amount of individual ambition. --Los Angeles Times He was America's Lawrence of Arabia. --Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman (Ret.) He was America's Lawrence of Arabia. -- Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman (Ret.) A truly inspirational story about an American soldier who epitomized our country's values. -- The Huffington Post Compelling... carefully reported and briskly written ... a tale of how even in modern warfare, with all its cultural intricacies and geopolitical considerations, two men can play a decisive role through dint of personality, adept maneuvering and, yes, a fair amount of individual ambition. -- Los Angeles Times He was America s Lawrence of Arabia. Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman (Ret.) A truly inspirational story about an American soldier who epitomized our country's values. The Huffington Post Compelling carefully reported and briskly written a tale of how even in modern warfare, with all its cultural intricacies and geopolitical considerations, two men can play a decisive role through dint of personality, adept maneuvering and, yes, a fair amount of individual ambition. Los Angeles Times He was America s Lawrence of Arabia. Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman (Ret.) A truly inspirational story about an American soldier who epitomized our country's values. The Huffington Post Compelling carefully reported and briskly written a tale of how even in modern warfare, with all its cultural intricacies and geopolitical considerations, two men can play a decisive role through dint of personality, adept maneuvering and, yes, a fair amount of individual ambition. Los Angeles Times He was America's Lawrence of Arabia. -- Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman (Ret.) A truly inspirational story about an American soldier who epitomized our country's values. -- The Huffington Post Compelling... carefully reported and briskly written ... a tale of how even in modern warfare, with all its cultural intricacies and geopolitical considerations, two men can play a decisive role through dint of personality, adept maneuvering and, yes, a fair amount of individual ambition. -- Los Angeles Times


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