01688nam a22002417a 450000500170000000800410001702000150005804000070007308200240008010000470010424500700015126000350022130000320025636500220028852008740031065000200118465000310120465000190123570000510125494200120130599900190131795201100133620211118091330.0211118b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a0375422625  cAL  223a956.70443bGORC  aMichael R Gordon: Bernard E Trainor910577  aCobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq  aNew YorkbPantheon Booksc2006  axxxii,603 p.bHBc24x16 cm.  b27.95c₹d27.95  aWritten by the chief military correspondent of the New York Times and a prominent retired Marine general, this is the definitive account of the invasion of Iraq.
A stunning work of investigative journalism, Cobra II describes in riveting detail how the American rush to Baghdad provided the opportunity for the virulent insurgency that followed. As Gordon and Trainor show, the brutal aftermath was not inevitable and was a surprise to the generals on both sides. Based on access to unseen documents and exclusive interviews with the men and women at the heart of the war, Cobra II provides firsthand accounts of the fighting on the ground and the high-level planning behind the scenes. Now with a new afterword that addresses what transpired after the fateful events of the summer of 2003, this is a peerless re-creation and analysis of the central event of our times.  aIraq War910578  aMiddle East History910579  aHistory910580  aGORDON (Michael r): TRAINOR (Bernard E)910581  2ddccGF  c220656d220656  00102ddc40708HISaALbALd2013-03-24l0o956.70443 GORCpGF03311r2021-11-18 00:00:00w2021-11-18yGF