Cobra II The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq

Name: Cobra II The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
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ISBN: 9780375422621

ISBN-10: 0375422625

ISBN-13: 9780375422621

Edition: 2006

Authors: Michael R. Gordon, Bernard E. Trainor

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Informed by unparalleled access to still-secret documents, interviews with top field commanders, and a review of the military's own internal after-action reports, "Cobra II" is the definitive chronicle of America's invasion and occupation of Iraq--a conflict that could not be lost but one that the United States failed to win decisively. From the Pentagon to the White House to the American command centers in the field, the book reveals the inside story of how the war was actually planned and fought. Drawing on classified United States government intelligence, it also provides a unique account of how Saddam Hussein and his high command developed and prosecuted their war strategy. Written by…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/14/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 640
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English



Maps


Foreword



Snowflakes from the Secretary



The Generated Start



Smaller Is Beautiful



The Other Side of the Hill



Back to the Future



'Round and 'Round We Go



The Red Line



A Little Postwar Planning



Dora Farms



The Opening Gambit



Objective Liberty



Everyone Loves a Parade



Task Force Tarawa



Vampire 12



A Sanctuary for the Fedayeen



Back to the Drawing Board



Team Tank



The Red Zone



The Thunder Run



The Accidental Victory



The Second Battle for Baghdad



Saddam's Great Escape



Hello, I Must Be Going



Starting from Scratch


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes


Appendix


Index