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House to House

By: Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, John Bruning
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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Publisher's summary

This is the personal side of battle, where emotion, courage, and strength are stretched to the limits.

In one of the most compelling combat narratives ever written, Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, an Army infantry platoon leader in Iraq, gives a teeth-rattling, first-hand account of 11 straight days of heavy house-to-house fighting during the climactic second battle of Fallujah. His actions in the firefight, which included killing five insurgents in hand-to-hand combat, earned Bellavia the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, and New York State's highest military honor, the Conspicuous Service Cross. He has been nominated for the Medal of Honor and for the Army's second-highest combat medal, the Distinguished Service Cross.

©2007 David Bellavia (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc.

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"[W]ill satisfy readers who like their testosterone undiluted...a precise, hour-by-hour account of the fighting, featuring repeated heroic feats and brave sacrifice from Americans." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Outstanding

Brings you right there. Super intense you won’t want to put it down. Best free book I have found with the subscription.

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OUTSTANDING!

Yes, I had to put that in all caps. His story is heartbreaking, motivating, personal, action packed and very well written.

Amazing job of writing - the amount of supplemental info is exacting. It's not overwhelming with info you'll forget or zone out during.

This would be worth a credit even if it weren't included in Audible plus.

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Wow, very impressed.

Very impressed with both the storyline and the performance. The reader definitely put emotion into the story, enough to due justice to the sacrifices this veteran and his pals made in Iraq.

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Kept me listening!

The story was well read and well told. The narrator did a great job. The way it was written made me want to keep listening to find out what happened. Wonderful book

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War story of Fallujah

This was a decent read for anyone interested in knowing what our veterans went through. It’s like riding (safely) on the author’s shoulder as he accomplished the mission.

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War is hell

Excellent book. It describes the horrors of war and the toll it takes on the story teller.

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Action Packed

This firsthand account of what the best of us Americans actually had to endure during battle. An interesting side note was how his interaction with his faith was handled. His love for his men and his thinking process shown through and interesting. I’d recommend this book for anyone interested in learning more about our time in Iraq. Didn’t take me long to finish this one - non-stop.

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this is the one and only for me

I love this book. I hate reading and it's hard for me to listen to audiobooks but this one.... this book I read in highschool, I read it over and over and over. I still can't stop reading it. I've finally destroyed another hardcopy when I was changing jobs so finally got it on here and I think I'm gonna listen to it again!

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best audio book I've ever listened to!

I've listened to around 30 audio books and this is by far the best one. you won't regret buying this one!

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intense

Absolutely loved it. As an army mom I found some of the details absolutely horrifying, but at the same time I also gained a whole new level of respect for our military men and women. hooah!!!

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