IN THE SHADOW OF GREATNESS company command finally fell to American troops

finally fell to American troops after a bitter struggle in June 1945

all the time

The Marines had planned to slip into Fallujah "as soft as fog

by the former New York Times Moscow bureau chief

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IN THE SHADOW OF GREATNESS company command finally fell to American troopsNamed a Notable Naval Book of 2012 by Proceedings Magazine Their stories needed to be told. And classmates working together, under a blanket of trust and friendship, was the only way to allow people to open up. It was a three year journey into the hearts and souls of America's youngest heroes to gather these important historical accounts, but it was worth every hour spent. Inside this book are the voices the first Annapolis graduates into a decade of