The Battle of Fallujah and the Iraq War 2003-04 (Documentary) [nmkyHR2TkJt]
Sign up for The Archive Project: - Fans of Real Time History can use the promo code RTH50 at checkout to get 50% off the first 6 months of any paid subscription In May 2003, US President George W. Bush announces the end of major combat operations in the Iraq War and officially shifts to occupation and reconstruction. But an anti-US insurgency is quickly spreading and the country is quickly descending into violence. Even the capture of Saddam Hussein does not help stabilizing Iraq. » SUPPORT US » THANK YOU TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS Mike Gloudemans, George Durrett, Luis Gonzalez, Mike Cumings, Jr., Charles Shananaquet II, Joel Sanchez, shane cawthon, Andrew Thomas Mooney, Chris Rohde, Bruce D, Jim Frame, Glenn Sugden, Lisa Anderson, George Haramundanis, G S, Kempf Mario, jhgBo8jigr hzufjkl, Gayle Elizabeth, Glenn G Webb, Stephen D Nugent PsyD, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Simen Røste, Amy Williams, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, Josh Bruder, Konstantin Bredyuk, Richard L Benkin, Matt, Rob Carle, Murray Godfrey, Jan, Gage Manthey, Theodore Patrick Shannon, Bruce G. Hearns, Stephanie Schindhelm, Paul Wilcox, Brad Durbin, Fogeltje, » SOURCES Barry, Ben. “Blood, Metal and Dust: How Victory Turned into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq”, Osprey Publishing, 2020 Caputi, Ross, Hil, Richard & Donna Mulhearn (eds.). “The Sacking of Fallujah: A People's History”, University of Massachusetts Press, 2019 Connelly, Mark & David Welch (eds.). “War and the Media: Reportage and Propaganda”, I.B. Tauris, 2005 DeFronzo, James, “The Iraq War: Origins and Consequences”, University of Connecticut, 2010 Gilligan, Andrew. “Hostility between British and American military leaders revealed”, The Daily Telegraph, 22 November 2009 Gordon, Michael R & Bernard E. Trainor. “Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq”, Pantheon Books, 2006 Isakhan, Benjamin. “The Legacy of Iraq: From the 2003 War to the ‘Islamic State’”, Edinburgh University Press, 2015 Kukis, Mark. “Voices from Iraq: A People’s History, 2003-2009", Columbia University Press, 2011 Ricks, Thomas E. “Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq”, The Penguin Press, 2006 Simons, David. “Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their role in Iraq”, The RUSI Journal, 149(3), 2008 Taylor, Ros. “In a hole”, The Guardian, 16 December 2003 »CREDITS Presented by: Jesse Alexander Written by: Mark Newton, Jesse Alexander Director: Toni Steller Editing: Toni Steller Motion Design: Matěj Procházka Mixing, Mastering & Sound Design: Research by: Mark Newton Additional Footage Research: Christ Stuart from The Archive Project Fact checking: Florian Wittig Executive Producer: Florian Wittig Channel Design: Simon Buckmaster Contains licensed material by getty images, picture alliance, and Reuters Maps: MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors & GEOlayers3 Music Library: Epidemic Sound All photos and film in our documentaries are authentic historical footage. We do not use generative AI to create new assets. However, we may use AI tools to upscale or clean up certain assets without distorting or compromising the original image. All rights reserved - Real Time History GmbH 2026