Fiasco : the American military adventure in Iraq /

Main Author: Ricks, Thomas E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Allen Lane, 2006.
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245 1 |a Fiasco :  |b the American military adventure in Iraq /  |c Thomas E. Ricks. 
260 1 |a London :  |b Allen Lane,  |c 2006. 
300 1 |a xiv, 482 p., [16] p. of plates :  |b ill., maps ;  |c 25 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-462) and index. 
505 1 |a Containment -- A bad ending -- Containment and its discontents -- This changes everything: the aftermath of 9/11 -- The war of words -- The run-up -- The silence of the lambs -- Into Iraq -- Winning a battle -- How to create an insurgency (I) -- How to create an insurgency (II) -- The CPA: "can't produce anything" -- Getting tough -- The descent into abuse -- The long term -- "The Army of the Euphrates" takes stock -- The Marine Corps files a dissent -- The surprise -- The price paid -- The corrections -- Turnover -- Too little too late? -- Betting against history. 
650 1 |a Iraq War, 2003- 
651 1 |a United States  |x History, Military  |y 21st century 
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