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Fiasco : the American military adventure in Iraq / Thomas E. Ricks.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2006.Description: xiv, 482 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 159420103X
  • 9781594201035
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 956.7044/3 22
LOC classification:
  • 414 DS 79.76 R539f 2006
Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 414 DS 79.76 R539f 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000034843

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.

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