From storm to freedom America's long war with Iraq / John R. Ballard.

Author/creator Ballard, John R., 1957-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAnnapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press,
Descriptionxxvii, 321 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Contents Prelude : American military power in the post-Vietnam era, 1975-1989 -- The decision to go to war -- The Iraqi context -- Desert Shield : the line in the sand -- Desert Storm : the 1991 Gulf War campaign -- Interregnum : Iraq and UN sanctions during the 1990s -- Turning back to war -- Iraqi freedom : execution of the initial thrust -- The lost year of the Coalition Provisional Authority -- The Casey strategy, from Fallujah to Tal Afar : 2004-2006 -- 2006 : decent into chaos -- The protection strategy and the 2007 Baghdad surge -- The Iraqis take control -- A final assessment : the impact of the long war with Iraq.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 301-308) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010004368
ISBN9781591140184 (hc : acid-free paper)
ISBN1591140188

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