Fiasco : the American military adventure in Iraq /
Ricks, Thomas E.
Fiasco : the American military adventure in Iraq / Thomas E. Ricks. - New York : Penguin Press, 2006. - xiv, 482 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-462) and index.
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.
159420103X 9781594201035
2006045357
Iraq War, 2003-
United States--History, Military--21st century.
414 DS 79.76 / R539f 2006
956.7044/3
Fiasco : the American military adventure in Iraq / Thomas E. Ricks. - New York : Penguin Press, 2006. - xiv, 482 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-462) and index.
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.
159420103X 9781594201035
2006045357
Iraq War, 2003-
United States--History, Military--21st century.
414 DS 79.76 / R539f 2006
956.7044/3