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003 OCoLC
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008 070117r20072006enkabf 001 0 eng
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050 14 $aDS79.76$b.R53 2006
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100 1 $aRicks, Thomas E.
245 10 $aFiasco :$bthe American military adventure in Iraq /$cThomas E. Ricks.
260 $aLondon :$bPenguin,$c2007.
300 $axvii, 482 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, maps ;$c20 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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500 $aIncludes index.
500 $aOriginally published: London: Allen Lane, 2006.
505 0 $aContainment -- 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.
520 $aProvides eye-witness accounts from commanders to intelligence officers, army doctors to ordinary soldiers, that contradict the official stories and figures. This book gives an insight into the plight of ordinary soldiers doing nightmarish jobs, and the real nature of the fighting in Iraq.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$vPersonal narratives, American.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military$y21st century.
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