{"product_id":"dogwood-a-national-guard-units-war-in-iraq-hardcover","title":"Dogwood: A National Guard Unit's War in Iraq - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Wiest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is an unsparing account of the sharp end of war written by one of the finest military historians of his generation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndrew Wiest, author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eBoys of '67\u003c\/i\u003e, traces the experience of the 150th Combat Engineers of the Mississippi National Guard in their 2005 tour of duty in Iraq, centered on the forward operating base \u003ci\u003eDogwood\u003c\/i\u003e. Comprising youth hoping to attain a way out of grinding poverty, women seeking to break barriers, and patriots answering their nation's call after 9\/11, the 150th represented nearly all of what America had to offer in 2005. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid the transformation of the US military in the 21st century, no longer were they destined to be weekend warriors tasked mainly with local disaster relief. The new Guard was a sharp weapon of war. Soldiers grew up in the same communities, played sports and served together. As \u003ci\u003eDogwood\u003c\/i\u003e reveals, this provides a singular advantage, but also intensifies loss. Defying poor equipment, lack of specialist training and heart-breaking losses, the 150th endured combat. They also implemented their own homespun counterinsurgency policy that turned an insurgency hotbed into a thriving community - one of the war's few success stories. But all was forgotten. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet within the context of a changing military, an evolving strategic situation and an unpopular war, \u003ci\u003eDogwood \u003c\/i\u003eis an unflinching history which lays bare the harsh reality of combat through countless first-hand accounts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Andrew Wiest \u003c\/b\u003eis University Distinguished Professor of History and founding director of the Dale Center for the Study of War \u0026amp; Society at the University of Southern Mississippi. Specializing in the study of World War I and Vietnam, his titles include \u003ci\u003eVietnam's Forgotten Army\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Society for Military History's Distinguished Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eThe Boys of '67\u003c\/i\u003e, the basis for the Emmy-nominated National Geographic Channel Documentary \u003ci\u003eBrothers in War\u003c\/i\u003e. He is based in Hattiesbury, MS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53578762322227,"sku":"9781472863188","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ANO77Fx5WO9781472863188.webp?v=1782828585","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/dogwood-a-national-guard-units-war-in-iraq-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}