a Brigade Commander's war in Iraq Mansoor, Peter R. 1960- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography biography Electronic books. ctu New Haven Yale University Press c2008 2008 monographic eng

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xxvii, 376 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps. 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. 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. Peter R. Mansoor ; foreword by Donald Kagan and Frederick Kagan. Includes bibliographical references (p. 359- 365) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. a-iq--- n-us--- Iraq War, 2003-2011 Personal narratives, American DS79.76 .M358 2008eb 956.7044/342092 B http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10343510 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10343510 CaPaEBR 080219 ebr10343510