| Description |
xxvii, 376 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
The Yale library of military history
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 359- 365) and index. |
| Summary |
An on-the-ground commander describes his brigade's first year in Iraq after the U.S. forces seized Baghdad in the spring of 2003, and explains what went right and wrong as the U.S. military confronted an insurgency, in a firsthand analysis of success and failure in Iraq. |
| Contents |
Baghdad -- Rusafa -- "Bad karmah" -- Palm groves and blast barriers -- Ramadan -- Adhamiya -- New Year's interlude -- Winter in the desert -- Uprisings -- Karbala -- Transfer of sovereignty -- Reflections. |
| Subject |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American.
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| ISBN |
9780300140699 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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030014069X |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 311673007 |
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NZ1 12420235 |
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AU@ 000042769907 |
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