Unremitting: The Marine “Bastard” Battalion and the Savage Battle that Marked the True Start of America’s...

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Gregg Zoroya

Unremitting

The Marine “Bastard” Battalion and the Savage Battle that Marked the True Start of America’s...

Gregg Zoroya

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Da Capo Press Inc
26 August 2025

General & world history; History: earliest times to present day

Former USA Today journalist and author of The Chosen Few, Greg Zoroya, reveals the untold story of The Battle of Ramadi, the true start of the war in Iraq that would last seven years, claim thousands of lives and evolve into a traumatic legacy for the US military and its veterans.

Their nickname was the Magnificent Bastards and they were warriors without a war. Kept stateside after 9/11 and left floating in the Pacific during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the thousand Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment were told they were bench-warmers as America sent troops into combat. But war was waiting.

Iraq would explode in violence exactly one year after a U.S.-led Coalition swept into Baghdad and the Magnificent Bastards would find themselves at the epicenter. Yet when the battalion first arrived in the provincial capital of Ramadi, Iraq, in February of 2004, the assigned mission for the Marines and sailors would be little more than handing out candy, smiling and making friends with a conquered people. Instead, they were thrust into a savage battle where hundreds of insurgents organized a three-day offensive aimed at driving the Marines out of their city of 400,000. Along with the violence that broke out across Iraq in April of 2004, the fight in Ramadi marked the true beginning of a war that would go on for another seven years and claim thousands of American lives.

In Unremitting, journalist Gregg Zoroya tells the fast-paced, dramatic, meticulously-researched, and poignant story of the battle that truly began the Iraq War. Capturing the heroism, courage, and brutality of battle, Zoroya explores this vital part of American military history and beyond, showing how Ramadi was not just a game-changer for the Iraq War, but also for the soldiers who fought it, the trauma remaining with survivors more than two decades later.

By: Gregg Zoroya
Imprint: Da Capo Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780306833021
ISBN 10: 0306833026
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 26 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gregg Zoroya worked as a journalist with USA TODAY from 1998-2022, moving from human interest features and general assignment reporting to a beat specially created for his talents that focused on the impact of war on troops and their families. He completed his career with the paper as the primary editorial writer for the editorial section.

Reviews for Unremitting: The Marine “Bastard” Battalion and the Savage Battle that Marked the True Start of America’s War in Iraq

""For readers with preconceived notions of what it means to engage in the 'forever war, ' this book is a necessary addition to the bookshelf.""--Military Review ""Zoroya delivers the adrenaline of combat right to the reader's easy chair. His prose is direct and clear, and never upstages the action. He also brings the warriors to life, chronicling their trials and triumphs.""--USA Today