Fiasco
Subtitle: the American military adventure in Iraq
By: Thomas E. Ricks
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9780713999587; 9780713999532
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-2011; American Personal narratives; Military History; Golfoorlog (2003); Bezettingen; United States of America; Iraq; Iraq War (2003); Military history
Description: Provides 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Containment; title: A bad ending; title: Containment and its discontents; title: This changes everything: the aftermath of 9/11; title: The war of words; title: The run-up; title: The silence of the lambs; title: Into Iraq; title: Winning a battle; title: How to create an insurgency (I); title: How to create an insurgency (II); title: The CPA: "can't produce anything"; title: Getting tough; title: The descent into abuse; title: The long term; title: "The Army of the Euphrates" takes stock; title: The Marine Corps files a dissent; title: The surprise; title: The price paid; title: The corrections; title: Turnover; title: Too little too late?; title: Betting against history.