{"product_id":"a-teachers-war-to-iraq-and-back-with-the-inchon-scouts-9798994846810","title":"A Teacher's War: To Iraq and Back with the Inchon Scouts","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter September 11, Bill Arnold felt torn between two obligations: his family at home and the Marines deploying to war. He deployed, though leaving his family was the hardest decision he'd ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, Major Arnold deployed to Fallujah as commander of Scout Platoon, Regimental Combat Team - 1. For a year, he and his Inchon Scouts operated in one of Iraq's most dangerous cities, where survival required trust, tactical skill, and unshakable bonds. Arnold discovered that war resists simple narratives; war is chaos and clarity, violence and calm, decisions made with incomplete information that carry lifelong consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith unflinching honesty and humility, Arnold examines the Iraq War through two lenses: as a Marine officer responsible for his men's lives, and as a history teacher, questioning what victory means. A Teacher's War: To Iraq and Back with the Inchon Scouts explores the true costs of combat, the weight of command, and the long journey home. This is a memoir for anyone seeking to understand not just what happened in Fallujah but what war demands of those who fight it-and those who must live with its aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Arnold, an Imprint of Kwe Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994846810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Bill Arnold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537511313589,"sku":"9798994846810","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7fdc9c0c-d76b-4dce-b262-0a30fdeffea0.jpg?v=1779169880","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-teachers-war-to-iraq-and-back-with-the-inchon-scouts-9798994846810","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}