Fiasco : the American military adventure in Iraq / Thomas E. Ricks.
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TextPublisher: New York : Penguin Press, c2006Description: xvii, 482 pages; illustrations maps ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 159420103X [paperback]; 9781594201035Subject(s): Iraq War, 2003-2011 | United States -- History, Military -- 21st centuryDDC classification: Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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956.70443 R42 2006 (Browse shelf) | Available | 3UCBL000013026 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [441]-462) and index
Contents: -- 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.
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