The surge
Subtitle: a military history
By: by Kimberly Kagan.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Encounter Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781594032493
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003- -- Campaigns
Description: "Kimberly Kagan ... [describes] the complete operational history of the surge from its inception to the end of 2007. Kagan's detailed analysis looks at the external players -- from al Qaeda in Iraq, and the Iranian-backed Special Groups, to the Jaysh al Mahdi -- and covers the day-to-day strategies, locations, tactics, organization, and responses to American actions"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The battle for Baghdad in 2006; title: The new way forward; title: Anbar awakens; title: Preliminary operations in Diyala; title: The real surge : the offensive in Baghdad's belts; title: Phantom thunder and phantom strike in Diyala; title: Rasheed and the southern belt during phantom thunder and phantom strike; title: Iran's proxy war in Iraq before and during the surge; title: Conclusion.