The endgame
Subtitle: the inside story of the struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
By: Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor
Contributors: Trainor, Bernard E., 1928-2018
Edition: 1st Vintage books ed.
Publisher: Vintage Books, A Division of Random House, Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 779
ISBN-13: 9780307388940
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Insurgency; Politics and government; Armed Forces; History; Ethnic relations; Relations; International relations
Description: This book is a work of investigative journalism and historical recreation ranging from 2003 to 2012, giving a comprehensive, inside account of arguably the most widely reported yet least understood war in American history, from the occupation of Iraq to the withdrawal of American troops. Provides a blow-by-blow chronicle of the fighting, but also deftly pieces together the puzzle of the prosecution of American, Iraqi, and Iranian objectives, and the diplomatic intrigue and political struggle within Iraq since the American invasion.
Notes: Originally published in hardcover: New York : Pantheon Books, ©2012.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 701-764) and index.
Table of contents: title: Iraqi freedom : the occupation and its discontents, 2003-2006. Desert crossing ; Politics of the gun ; "Sovereignty with limits" ; Vigilant resolve ; A lost cause? ; Our man in Baghdad ; New dawn ; The long telegram ; Papa Jaafari ; The Red Team ; The year of living dangerously ; Together forward ; The perfect storm ; Out west; title: Double down : the Surge and its aftermath, 2006-2008. Some friendly advice ; Back to the drawing board ; League of the Righteous ; Petraeus takes command ; The enemy within ; The former-insurgent counterinsurgent ; Phantom thunder ; The USS CENTCOM ; General Petraeus goes to Washington ; No "Plan B" ; Charge of the knights ; March madness ; Strange justice; title: New dawn : Obama, Maliki, and beyond, 2008-2012. Let's make a deal ; The home stretch ; Change at the top ; The odd couple ; Trouble up north ; Crises of confidence ; Team of rivals ; The numbers game ; Mission accomplished.