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Gamble, The - General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq

By: Penguin Publishing

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)


Product Info

Title
Gamble, The - General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Author
Thomas E. Ricks
Publish Year
2010
Pages
416
Dimensions
5.5x8.5x1"
NKG Part #
2148106542
Type
Softcover

Description

Now updated to fully document the inside story of the Iraq war since late 2005, The Gamble is the definitive account of the insurgency within the U.S. military that led to a radical shift in America's strategy. Based on unprecedented real-time access to the military's entire chain of command, Ricks examines the events that took place as the military was forced to reckon with itself, the surge was launched, and a very different war began. His stunning conclusion, stated in the last line of the book, is that "the events for which the Iraq war will be remembered probably have not yet happened."