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LTC Harry Tunnell's Red Devils is the history of one Soldier's and one unit's experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom. War must be studied from a variety of perspectives if one hopes to understand it and profit from that understanding. Like studies of grand strategy and operational histories, personal accounts of war are a critical aspect of understanding that immensely complex phenomenon. Using a journal which he kept during the war, then reflecting on his experiences while recovering from the wounds he suffered and while at student at the National War College, LTC Tunnell tells the story of the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Northern Iraq. The story of the Red Devils covers that crucial period of time from early 2003 when the Army prepared for war, through the end of so called 'major combat operations, ' and into the start of the insurgency and counterinsurgency which goes on to this day. This is not a comprehensive, polished historical analysis, but a first-hand account of Operation Iraqi Freedom's earliest period. Red Devils represents one man's attempt to make sense of his and his unit's experiences in Iraq. It represents only a small part of the history of many units and individuals which have taken part in, and continue to take part in, the defining military campaign of our time. We hope this study will be useful as readers attempt understand that complex campaign

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Lieutenant Colonel Harry D. Tunnell IV is a 1984 graduate of the United States Military Academy and was commissioned in Infantry. In 1997, he received an M.A. in professional communication studies from Purdue Uni-versity, in 1998 an M.M.A.S. in military history from the USACGSC, and in 2005 an M.S. in National Security Strategy from the National War Col-lege. He has served in a variety positions in mechanized, light, Ranger, air assault, and airborne infantry units, and he commanded the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade during combat opera-tions in Iraq as part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. His other campaigns include Operation JUST CAUSE (Panama) and Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY (Haiti). He is currently assigned to the National Defense University Center for Strategic Communication, located on Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. He is the author of To Compel with Armed Force: A Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Tippecanoe.

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