Bill Ardolino

Associate Editor and Overseas Correspondent

Writing / Publishing

Bill Ardolino is a writer, photographer and author of Fallujah Awakens: Marines Sheikhs and the Battle Against al Qaeda published by Naval Institute Press in 2013. Fallujah Awakens focuses on the counterinsurgency and tribal "Awakening" that took place in 2006-2007 on the peninsula of Fallujah by the U.S. Marine Corps. Bill Ardolino describes a dramatic improvement in security that took place after U.S. Marines decided to ally with local tribal leaders to help pacify their area. Fallujah Awakens draws on hundreds of interviews and is one of the few stories that highlights perspectives of both U.S. Forces and Iraqi citizens during that time. Fallujah Awakens can be found at Amazon, Barne...