Baghdad at sunrise : a Brigade Commander's war in Iraq
Title:
Baghdad at sunrise : a Brigade Commander's war in Iraq
Author:
Mansoor, Peter R., 1960-
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Publication Information:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2008]
©2008
Physical Description:
xxvii, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Summary:
An on-the-ground commander describes his brigade's first year in Iraq after the U.S. forces seized Baghdad in the spring of 2003, and explains what went right and wrong as the U.S. military confronted an insurgency, in a firsthand analysis of success and failure in Iraq.
Language:
English
Contents:
Baghdad -- Rusafa -- "Bad karmah" -- Palm groves and blast barriers -- Ramadan -- Adhamiya -- New Year's interlude -- Winter in the desert -- Uprisings -- Karbala -- Transfer of sovereignty -- Reflections.
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ISBN:
9780300140699
Format :
Book
