Harrison Ford has signed on to play one of the lead characters in the ensemble drama
No True Glory: The Battle for Fallujah, according to Variety
This is the first major project about the current war in Iraq and is based on the upcoming book "No True Glory: The Battle for Fallujah", which was written by Bing West. An ex-Marine and former assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs who is now a foreign correspondent covering the Iraq war.
No True Glory will use the Fallujah assault as a way to explore the dangerous intersection of war and politics, depicting the drama from the viewpoints of soldiers, military leaders and politicians.
After four Americans were mutilated and hanged in Fallujah, the White House ordered an assault on the insurgent stronghold to be led by Gen. Jim Mattis (to be played by Ford). Marine forces devastated the opposition and were 48 hours away from taking control of Fallujah when the White House abruptly ordered them to stop. The Marines lost 28 soldiers the first time around and added another 50 fatalities after the White House ordered them to go back and finish the job six months later.