The battle of Fallujah (2004)

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"The fighting was at its most brutal inside the houses. As they advanced, squads of marines would search each house, one-by-one, clearing them of enemy fighters in slow, exhausting urban fighting. They found no combatants in most, but sometimes, without warning, they would enter a house to see grenades rolling across the floor towards them and a hail of gunfire bursting out of the shadows. Clearing a house required incredible persistence and overwhelming firepower, including the use of MK 153 rocket launchers. If even these big guns failed, the marines would resort to smashing the windows, tossing in grenades and sending hundreds of rifle rounds into the house, before bursting in to mop up any remaining foes - but this would be easier said than done. With insurgents lurking in every shadow and booby traps exploding around them, the Marines advanced through the streets of Fallujah at a snail’s pace. Both sides would receive scant rest."

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1. Scene 2 Panel 1 Dialog The fighting was at its most brutal inside the houses. armchair historian Page 1/53
2. Scene 2 Panel 2 Dialog The fighting was at its most brutal inside the houses. armchair historian Page 2/53
3. Scene 2 Panel 3 Dialog As they advanced, squads of marines would search each house, one-by-one, armchair historian Page 3/53
4. Scene 2 Panel 4 Dialog As they advanced, squads of marines would search each house, one-by-one, armchair historian Page 4/53
5. Scene 2 Panel 5 Dialog As they advanced, squads of marines would search each house, one-by-one, armchair historian Page 5/53
6. Scene 2 Panel 6 Dialog clearing them of enemy fighters in slow, exhausting urban fighting. armchair historian Page 6/53
7. Scene 2 Panel 7 Dialog clearing them of enemy fighters in slow, exhausting urban fighting. armchair historian Page 7/53
8. Scene 2 Panel 8 Dialog clearing them of enemy fighters in slow, exhausting urban fighting. armchair historian Page 8/53
9. Scene 2 Panel 9 Dialog clearing them of enemy fighters in slow, exhausting urban fighting. armchair historian Page 9/53
10. Scene 3_A Panel 1 Dialog They found no combatants in most, armchair historian Page 10/53
11. Scene 3_A Panel 2 Dialog They found no combatants in most, armchair historian Page 11/53
12. Scene 3_A Panel 3 Dialog but sometimes, without warning, armchair historian Page 12/53
13. Scene 3_A_0 Panel 1 Dialog but sometimes, without warning, armchair historian Page 13/53
14. Scene 3_A_0 Panel 2 Dialog but sometimes, without warning, armchair historian Page 14/53
15. Scene 3 Panel 1 Dialog they would enter a house to see grenades rolling across the floor towards them armchair historian Page 15/53
16. Scene 3 Panel 2 Dialog they would enter a house to see grenades rolling across the floor towards them armchair historian Page 16/53
17. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 1 Dialog they would enter a house to see grenades rolling across the floor towards them armchair historian Page 17/53
18. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 2 Dialog they would enter a house to see grenades rolling across the floor towards them armchair historian Page 18/53
19. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 3 Dialog they would enter a house to see grenades rolling across the floor towards them armchair historian Page 19/53
20. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 4 Dialog they would enter a house to see grenades rolling across the floor towards them armchair historian Page 20/53
21. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 5 Dialog they would enter a house to see grenades rolling across the floor towards them armchair historian Page 21/53
22. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 6 Dialog they would enter a house to see grenades rolling across the floor towards them armchair historian Page 22/53
23. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 7 Dialog they would enter a house to see grenades rolling across the floor towards them armchair historian Page 23/53
24. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 8 Dialog and a hail of gunfire bursting out of the shadows. armchair historian Page 24/53
25. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 9 Dialog and a hail of gunfire bursting out of the shadows. armchair historian Page 25/53
26. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 10 Dialog and a hail of gunfire bursting out of the shadows. armchair historian Page 26/53
27. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 11 Dialog and a hail of gunfire bursting out of the shadows. armchair historian Page 27/53
28. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 12 Dialog and a hail of gunfire bursting out of the shadows. armchair historian Page 28/53
29. Scene 3_A_999 Panel 13 Dialog and a hail of gunfire bursting out of the shadows. armchair historian Page 29/53
30. Scene 4 Panel 1 Dialog Clearing a house required incredible persistence and overwhelming firepower, armchair historian Page 30/53
31. Scene 4 Panel 2 Dialog including the use of MK 153 rocket launchers. If even these big guns failed, armchair historian Page 31/53
32. Scene 4 Panel 3 Dialog including the use of MK 153 rocket launchers. If even these big guns failed, armchair historian Page 32/53
33. Scene 5 Panel 1 Dialog the marines would resort to smashing the windows, armchair historian Page 33/53
34. Scene 5 Panel 2 Dialog the marines would resort to smashing the windows, armchair historian Page 34/53
35. Scene 5 Panel 3 Dialog the marines would resort to smashing the windows, armchair historian Page 35/53
36. Scene 5 Panel 4 Dialog the marines would resort to smashing the windows, armchair historian Page 36/53
37. Scene 5 Panel 5 Dialog tossing in grenades armchair historian Page 37/53
38. Scene 5 Panel 6 Dialog tossing in grenades armchair historian Page 38/53
39. Scene 5 Panel 7 Dialog tossing in grenades armchair historian Page 39/53
40. Scene 5 Panel 8 Dialog and sending hundreds of rifle rounds into the house, armchair historian Page 40/53
41. Scene 5 Panel 9 Dialog and sending hundreds of rifle rounds into the house, armchair historian Page 41/53
42. Scene 5 Panel 10 Dialog and sending hundreds of rifle rounds into the house, armchair historian Page 42/53
43. Scene 5 Panel 11 Dialog and sending hundreds of rifle rounds into the house, armchair historian Page 43/53
44. Scene 5 Panel 12 Dialog before bursting in to mop up any remaining foes - but this would be easier said than done. armchair historian Page 44/53
45. Scene 5 Panel 13 Dialog before bursting in to mop up any remaining foes - but this would be easier said than done. armchair historian Page 45/53
46. Scene 5 Panel 14 Dialog before bursting in to mop up any remaining foes - but this would be easier said than done. armchair historian Page 46/53
47. Scene 5 Panel 15 Dialog before bursting in to mop up any remaining foes - but this would be easier said than done. armchair historian Page 47/53
48. Scene 6 Panel 1 Dialog With insurgents lurking in every shadow armchair historian Page 48/53
49. Scene 6 Panel 2 Dialog With insurgents lurking in every shadow armchair historian Page 49/53
50. Scene 6 Panel 3 Dialog and booby traps exploding around them, armchair historian Page 50/53
51. Scene 6 Panel 4 Dialog the Marines advanced through the streets of Fallujah at a snail’s pace. armchair historian Page 51/53
52. Scene 6 Panel 5 Dialog the Marines advanced through the streets of Fallujah at a snail’s pace. armchair historian Page 52/53
53. Scene 6 Panel 6 Dialog Both sides would receive scant rest. armchair historian Page 53/53