New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah Audiobook By Richard S. Lowry cover art

New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah

Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah

By: Richard S. Lowry
Narrated by: Derek Dunbar
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $19.95

Buy for $19.95

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

Fallujah. Few names conjure up as many images of blood, sacrifice, and valor as does this ancient city in Al Anbar province 40 miles west of Baghdad. This sprawling concrete jungle was the scene of two major US combat operations in 2004. The first was Operation Vigilant Resolve, an aborted effort that April by US Marines intent on punishing the city’s insurgents. The second, Operation Phantom Fury, was launched seven months later. Richard Lowry’s New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah is the first comprehensive history of this fighting.

Also known as the Second Battle for Fallujah, Operation Phantom Fury was a protracted house-to-house and street-to-street combat that began on November 7 and continued unabated for seven bloody and exhausting weeks. It was the largest fight of operation Iraqi Freedom and the heaviest urban combat since the Battle of Hue City, Vietnam, in 1968. Death and redemption were found everywhere, from narrow streets to courtyards, kitchens, bedrooms, and rooftops. By the time the fighting ended, more than 1,400 insurgents were dead, compared to 95 Americans (and another 1,000 wounded).

Lowry (Marines in the Garden of Eden) spent years researching and writing his new campaign history. In addition to archival research, New Dawn is based upon the personal recollections of nearly 200 soldiers and marines who participated in the battles for Fallujah, from the commanding generals who planned the operations to the privates who kicked in the doors. The result is a gripping, pause-resisting narrative of individual sacrifice and valor that also documents the battles for future military historians.

The struggle against a determined enemy at the crossroads of civilization is the story of American kids who grew up down the block from you only to fly halfway around the world to fight in the largest battle of the war. New Dawn is about their courage, their sacrifice, and their commitment to freedom. And it is a story you will never forget.

“In New Dawn, Richard Lowry presents not just a brilliant account of the battle for Fallujah, but also a useful overview of the history, economics, and culture of the region. Lowry shows what’s great about the US military: skilled and powerful but also humanitarian and ultimately peace-seeking. Lowry’s book is a must-listen for anyone interested in how we won in Iraq.” (Newt Gingrich, best-selling author and former speaker of the House of Representatives)

©2010 Richard S. Lowry (P)2019 Richard S. Lowry
Iraq Iraq War Middle East Military Modern Wars & Conflicts War Solider

Listeners also enjoyed...

Scouts Out! Audiobook By Ryan Robicheaux cover art
Scouts Out! By: Ryan Robicheaux
Into the Fire Audiobook By Dakota Meyer, Bing West cover art
Into the Fire By: Dakota Meyer, and others
They Called Us ""Lucky"" Audiobook By Ruben Gallego, Jim DeFelice cover art
They Called Us ""Lucky"" By: Ruben Gallego, and others
No Way Out Audiobook By Mitch Weiss, Kevin Maurer cover art
No Way Out By: Mitch Weiss, and others
Generation Kill Audiobook By Evan Wright cover art
Generation Kill By: Evan Wright
Point Man Audiobook By Chief James Watson, Kevin Dockery cover art
Point Man By: Chief James Watson, and others
Echo in Ramadi Audiobook By Scott A. Huesing cover art
Echo in Ramadi By: Scott A. Huesing
No True Glory Audiobook By Bing West cover art
No True Glory By: Bing West
We March at Midnight Audiobook By Ray McPadden cover art
We March at Midnight By: Ray McPadden
Dog Company Audiobook By Roger Hill, Lynn Vincent cover art
Dog Company By: Roger Hill, and others
Remember the Ramrods Audiobook By David Bellavia cover art
Remember the Ramrods By: David Bellavia
The Chosen Few Audiobook By Gregg Zoroya, William H. McRaven - foreward cover art
The Chosen Few By: Gregg Zoroya, and others
One Million Steps Audiobook By Bing West cover art
One Million Steps By: Bing West
The Warriors of Anbar Audiobook By Ed Darack, James E. Donnellan - foreword cover art
The Warriors of Anbar By: Ed Darack, and others
Red Platoon Audiobook By Clinton Romesha cover art
Red Platoon By: Clinton Romesha
Lions of Kandahar Audiobook By Major Rusty Bradley, Kevin Maurer cover art
Lions of Kandahar By: Major Rusty Bradley, and others
The Last Punisher Audiobook By Kevin Lacz, Ethan E. Rocke, Lincy Lacz cover art
The Last Punisher By: Kevin Lacz, and others
Outlaw Platoon Audiobook By Sean Parnell, John Bruning cover art
Outlaw Platoon By: Sean Parnell, and others
Alone at Dawn Audiobook By Dan Schilling, Lori Longfritz cover art
Alone at Dawn By: Dan Schilling, and others
Dagger 22 Audiobook By Michael Golembesky cover art
Dagger 22 By: Michael Golembesky

People who viewed this also viewed...

Damn the Valley Audiobook By William Yeske, LTG Ben Hodges - Foreword USA (Ret.) cover art
Damn the Valley By: William Yeske, and others
Echo in Ramadi Audiobook By Scott A. Huesing cover art
Echo in Ramadi By: Scott A. Huesing
Task Force Black Audiobook By Mark Urban cover art
Task Force Black By: Mark Urban
Dagger 22 Audiobook By Michael Golembesky cover art
Dagger 22 By: Michael Golembesky
Lions of Kandahar Audiobook By Major Rusty Bradley, Kevin Maurer cover art
Lions of Kandahar By: Major Rusty Bradley, and others
The Devil's Playground Audiobook By Andrew Bragg cover art
The Devil's Playground By: Andrew Bragg
They Called Us ""Lucky"" Audiobook By Ruben Gallego, Jim DeFelice cover art
They Called Us ""Lucky"" By: Ruben Gallego, and others
Into the Fire Audiobook By Dakota Meyer, Bing West cover art
Into the Fire By: Dakota Meyer, and others
The Chosen Few Audiobook By Gregg Zoroya, William H. McRaven - foreward cover art
The Chosen Few By: Gregg Zoroya, and others
Remember the Ramrods Audiobook By David Bellavia cover art
Remember the Ramrods By: David Bellavia
Dog Company Audiobook By Roger Hill, Lynn Vincent cover art
Dog Company By: Roger Hill, and others
The Warriors of Anbar Audiobook By Ed Darack, James E. Donnellan - foreword cover art
The Warriors of Anbar By: Ed Darack, and others
Guns, Girls, and Greed Audiobook By Morgan Lerette cover art
Guns, Girls, and Greed By: Morgan Lerette
Tough Rugged Bastards Audiobook By John A. Dailey cover art
Tough Rugged Bastards By: John A. Dailey
House to House Audiobook By Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, John Bruning cover art
House to House By: Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, and others
The Unit Audiobook By Adam Gamal, Kelly Kennedy cover art
The Unit By: Adam Gamal, and others
The Fighters Audiobook By C. J. Chivers cover art
The Fighters By: C. J. Chivers
We March at Midnight Audiobook By Ray McPadden cover art
We March at Midnight By: Ray McPadden
Most relevant  
As a DarkHorse Marine who was there, this book hit the mark. Not only did it give insight on something that were above my pay grade but the author did his research. As I listened it took me back to the good ole days.Brought back tons of memories.
This book is a must for anyone who like books about war and the heros it makes.


we live in their honor..

DarkHorse "Get Some"

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

This book is a first-hand description of what went on in Fallujah and the men that fought it

The mention of all the fellow marines

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Reads like a collection of stories and buildup compiled in chronological order. Great detail and summary.

Excellent Operational and Tactical account

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

I chose to listen to this audio book because I have a few blanks I needed to fill in. Chapters 6 -7 & 8
Did a pretty good job.

Pretty accurate

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

If you are looking for (almost) non-stop combat stories then this is for you. I knew “fallujah” was tough but I had no idea of how brutal the individual fights had been.

Plenty of battle

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

I honestly couldn’t even get through the whole audiobook because I found the narration so bad. The narrator is very monotone, dry and dull which does not do the topic justice, which is a shame because it is a very interesting topic and story.

Terrible Narration

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.