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Winner of the 2019 Gold Medal Award, Best Military History Memoir, Military Writers Society of America

Ranked in the "Top 10 Military Books of 2018" by Military Times.

"In war, destruction is everywhere. It eats everything around you. Sometimes it eats at you." —Major Scott Huesing, Echo Company Commander

From the winter of 2006 through the spring of 2007, two-hundred-fifty Marines from Echo Company, Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment fought daily in the dangerous, dense city streets of Ramadi, Iraq during the Multi-National Forces Surge ordered by President George W. Bush. The Marines' mission: to kill or capture anti-Iraqi forces. Their experience: like being in Hell.

Now Major Scott A. Huesing, the commander who led Echo Company through Ramadi, takes readers back to the streets of Ramadi in a visceral, gripping portrayal of modern urban combat. Bound together by brotherhood, honor, and the horror they faced, Echo's Marines battled day-to-day on the frontline of a totally different kind of war, without rules, built on chaos. In Echo in Ramadi, Huesing brings these resilient, resolute young men to life and shows how the savagery of urban combat left indelible scars on their bodies, psyches, and souls. Like war classics We Were Soldiers, The Yellow Birds, and Generation Kill, Echo in Ramadi is an unforgettable capsule of one company's experience of war that will leave readers stunned.
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"Scott Huesing has done us all an honor and a favor, introducing us to Echo Company 2d Battalion 4th Marines during a horrific tour of duty in the cities of Ramadi and Rutbah in Iraq. This book has it all: Leadership at every level. Combat in all its horror and blood. Death and grieving. Success and failure. Post Traumatic Stress in the wake of war. Huesing paints in the details of dozens of his Marines, especially the eight who were killed in action and one who took his own life after his tour in Hell. You meet their families, as he did, and weep with them. Huesing gave his Marines the best leadership possible and did all he could to bring them all home." -- Joseph L. Galloway ― author of WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE...AND YOUNG

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Scott A. Huesing is a retired USMC Infantry Major with over 24 years of service, both enlisted and as a commissioned officer. His career spanned 10 deployments and he conducted operations in over 60 countries worldwide. During his numerous deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa he planned, led, and conducted hundreds of combat missions under some of the most austere and challenging conditions.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Regnery History; Reprint edition (October 1, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1621579611
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1621579618
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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Scott A. Huesing is a retired USMC Infantry Major with over 24 years of service, both enlisted and as a commissioned officer. His career spanned 10 deployments and he conducted operations in over 60 countries worldwide. During his numerous deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa he planned, led, and conducted hundreds of combat missions under some of the most austere and challenging conditions.

As a Marine Infantry Officer in 2006 Scott had the privilege to command Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 4th Marines as part of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) while attached to 1-9 Infantry Battalion ("Manchu"), 1st Brigade Combat Team (1 BCT “Ready First”), United States Army (USA) as part of the Surge Strategy in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

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I learned of Echo in Ramadi months before it's release, and sometimes when that happens—anticipation overshadows the product itself. That is absolutely the furthest from the truth when talking about Major Huesing's account of the moments leading up to, and following, walking the streets of one of the deadliest places in the sandbox that our warfighters were forced to attempt to control.Having served myself, I often talk about how I have an inferiority complex when it comes to telling people that I deployed to Afghanistan, because even though we were there early enough to have to build the base that many would come to live in, we were relatively safe. Maj. Huesing describes these days in Iraq so vividly that it weaves together everything that I had already experienced in the Middle East, visuals that we've seen from film and media, and the stories of the men he fought beside bringing the humanistic element often left out of the conversations of war. And I must say... reading it added to my inferiority complex (in a good way) as it added to my level of awe of the men and women who have found themselves face-to-face with the situations that he describes in this book.This is no anti-Iraqi propaganda. This is no "woe-is-me" manual. No... this is the best thank you letter a Marine Officer could write to the heroes that helped make it so that he can get home to honor their lives with their incredible stories of life and heroism.I highly recommend that you get to know the men of Echo, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.-Robert Graves
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G. Meek
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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Lots of action and easy to read and hard to put down. Great writing was a easy read look forward to other books.
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Dan Gabriel
5.0 out of 5 stars A soulful, hopeful brotherhood
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2019
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It is often said that for combat veterans, the return home to civilian life isn’t always a relief -- it’s often nightmarish. Leaving the violence and ops tempo of a war-zone for the stability of home can be difficult, in my experience – and impossible for friends and family to understand. Flashbacks and post-traumatic stress wrought by violence haunt soldiers and Marines for years, sometimes lifetimes. Few people can begin to comprehend the traumatic events suffered by our military in Iraq over a decade ago. And even fewer can effectively communicate the experience of such violent combat to others.

Scott Huesing is one of these few. In his book, Echo in Ramadi, the retired U.S. Marine infantry major gives a raw and captivating account of his time commanding Echo Company throughout the 2006-2007 fight to secure Al Anbar Province. Having witnessed some of the locations and events described therein, Scott’s book is not only a riveting account of recent Middle East war history, but also an indispensable read for all Americans, today.

Huesings’s depictions of daily life in the war-torn city of Ramadi -- surviving IEDS, duct-taping casualties to ‘gurneys’ made from ladders, notifying the families of the fallen -- are unthinkable to most. But throughout the horror, he weaves a distinctly human thread: Marines play X-Box, savor roast beef sandwiches, and cheerfully embrace foul language. Huesing’s voice is gritty and unrelenting, yet compassionate - and at moments, emotional. By this, he reveals his own narrative -- but he also tells his comrades’ stories as if they were his own. This mastery of perspective presents his comrades-in-arms as more than just numbers; Echo in Ramadi is the story of a soulful, hopeful brotherhood.

Huesing’s narrative memorizes the lives lost in Ramadi, be they U.S. Marine, Iraqi interpreter, or friend. None is less important than another, nor is one forgotten more quickly. Even after 24 years of service, Huesing writes, the funerals never become less painful. Now, though the harsh conditions and constant exhaustion have faded, death remains stamped on the hearts and minds of these Marines, forever. Huesing’s book maintains a sense of healing power, however, and serves as a tribute to those who’ve risked it all for our freedom. While Echo in Ramadi is difficult to read, it’s even harder to put down: the heroism and pride displayed on every page makes for a uniquely American story -- and a victorious one.
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Pdom
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book from start to finish
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2018
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Very interesting story. I was not aware of these battles until I read Scott's book. The end of the book was very emotional as Scott reflects on his friends and brothers who did not make it home.
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Misty
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022
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This was an amazingly well-rounded recollection of the experience of not only Huesing, but of the Marines and their families that are in the book with him. After reading quite a few modern military memoirs about Iraq and Afghanistan during this time period, I have to say that though they mentioned the people they encountered, they rarely if at all, gave the perspective of the other people. As an example, Espinosa with his interesting journey back to his men after being injured is one of my favorite parts. You can tell that Huesing went beyond expectations and had thorough communications with the Marines he worked with and their families. For instance, his outreach to Mrs. Downing and the Sanchez family. Not only is it reflected in his style of writing, but his impeccable leadership and sense of brotherhood demonstrate his empathy and humility throughout the book like with a funny theory between two of my favorite guys: Spencer and Velez. Huesing added the crude Marine humor and language that I have grown comfortable with without letting it overwhelm the experience. I would definitely recommend this book to fellow military spouses or anyone interested in the military genre. I think it should be read beyond that to people in leadership as Huesing's concepts are admirable and should be taken on in any leadership role.
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Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars Very much worth the read
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024
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I enjoyed the book it was very clear that Scott was an engaged leader that cared for his Marines. The book did get a little bogged down occasionally in the Marine self love, but any book about the marines by a marine is bound to end up there eventually.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read! Makes you proud to be an American
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2023
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This is an excellent book. Compelling, well written, I give the book five stars. Bravery, comradery, pride and love of country are all aspects in this book that are important to me as an American and should be to you also!
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Duzy 0341
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally well written and emotionally moving
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021
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I don't recall why I decided to pickup this book and read it though I can say I do know why I had a hard time putting it down. This is by far one of the best written books I have read. The story telling is genuine and Mr Huesing does an amazing job letting the emotions come through in his writing. I hadn't gotten more than 50% of the way through the book and I was already recommending it to fellow marines and encouraging them to read it. Mr Huesing has done his marines proud in telling their shared experiences on this combat tour. In many books you don't always get to see the other side of these great warriors and the emotional sacrifices they make in defending this great nation. Well done marine!!!!

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David Gahris
4.0 out of 5 stars Another point of view.
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2022
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I've read many books about the war in Iraq, almost all from the "grunt's" perspective. This is the first from a commander's point of view.
This book opened my eyes about the stress and thoughts of what a leader of men in combat experience.
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CJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read.
Reviewed in Canada on January 10, 2019
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This book was so great & so riveting. my cousin fought alongside the authour and it gave me a better understanding of what he and his fellow marines had to endure in their time in Iraq.
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