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Author Ricks, Thomas E.

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

Imprint New York : Penguin Press, 2006.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  956.70443 R426f 2006    ---  Available
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  956.7044 Ric    ---  Available
Description xiv, 482 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-462) and index.
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.
Subject Iraq War, 2003-2011
United States -- History, Military -- 21st century.
ISBN 159420103X
Standard No. 9781594201035
NLGGC 293506671
IG# 159420103X
YDXCP 2424441

 
    
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