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"The Gamble," the story of Gen. David Petraeus and the American military, reveals that many high-level officials were opposed to the 2003 invasion.
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The Gamble: GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS AND THE AMERICAN MILITARY ADVENTURE IN IRAQ, 2006 - 2008
2009, The Penguin Press, Penguin Press
Military History
9781594201974
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Table of Contents
Cast of Characters xv
Acronyms and Abbreviations xvii
PART ONE
THE OLD WAR ENDS
1. THINGS FALL APART (Fall 2005) 3
2. HOW TO FIGHT THIS WAR (Fall 2005-Fall 2006) 24
3. KEANE TAKES COMMAND (Fall 2006) 74
4. A STRATEGY IS BORN (Winter 2006-7) 106
PART TWO
A NEW WAR BEGINS
5. IF YOU'RE SO SMART . . . (Spring 2007) 127
6. GAMBLING ON A "SHITTY HAND"
(Spring and Summer 2007) 149
7. SIGNS OF LIFE IN BAGHDAD (Summer 2007) 200
8. THE DOMESTIC OPPOSITION COLLAPSES
(Summer and Fall 2007) 228
PART THREE
WAR WITHOUT END
9. THE TWILIGHT ZONE (Winter 2007-8) 259
10. BIG WASTA (Spring 2008) 273
11. AFTER THE SURGE (Summer 2008) 294
12. OBAMA'S WAR (Fall 2008) 306
EPILOGUE: The Long War 313
Appendixes 327
A. Col Devlin s In telligence Assessmen t 331
B. The Orders Lt. Gen. Odierno Received in December 2006 337
C. How Odierno Changed the Mission 343
D. Gen. Petraeus Summarizes How to Operate in Iraq 369
Notes 373
Acknowledgments 383
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