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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 to 2005 Paperback - 2007
by Thomas E. Ricks
The definitive military chronicle of the Iraq war--and a searing judgment on the strategic blindness with which America has conducted it--draws on the accounts of senior military officers giving voice to their anger for the first time.
Summary
Coming from The Penguin Press in February 2009, Thomas E. Ricks's The Gamble
Thomas E. Ricks 's #1 New York Times bestseller, Fiasco, transformed the political dialogue on the war in Iraq. Now Ricks has picked up where Fiasco left off-Iraq, late 2005. With more newsbreaking information, including hundreds of hours of interviews with top U.S. officials who were on the ground during the surge and beyond, The Gamble is the natural companion piece to Fiasco, and the two are sure to become the definitive examinations of what ultimately went wrong in Iraq.
Thomas E. Ricks 's #1 New York Times bestseller, Fiasco, transformed the political dialogue on the war in Iraq. Now Ricks has picked up where Fiasco left off-Iraq, late 2005. With more newsbreaking information, including hundreds of hours of interviews with top U.S. officials who were on the ground during the surge and beyond, The Gamble is the natural companion piece to Fiasco, and the two are sure to become the definitive examinations of what ultimately went wrong in Iraq.
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- Title Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 to 2005
- Author Thomas E. Ricks
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 528
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date July 31, 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780143038917 / 0143038915
- Weight 1.28 lbs (0.58 kg)
- Dimensions 9.22 x 6.08 x 1.22 in (23.42 x 15.44 x 3.10 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Library of Congress subjects Iraq War, 2003-, United States - History, Military - 21st
- Dewey Decimal Code 956.704
Media reviews
"Staggeringly vivid and persuasive . . . absolutely essential reading."
-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"The best account yet of the entire war."
-Vanity Fair
-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"The best account yet of the entire war."
-Vanity Fair
Citations
- New York Times Book Review, 08/19/2007, Page 20
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