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050			_aDS 79.76 _b.R426 2006
100			_aRicks, Thomas E. _9109071
245		0	_aFiasco : _bthe American military adventure in Iraq / _cThomas E. Ricks.
260			_aNew York : _bPenguin Press, _c2006
300			_axiv, 482 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill., maps _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [441]-462) and index.
520			_aCutting through the headlines and spin, this is the first book to give us a true picture of the reality on the ground, through the words of the people there - from commanders to intelligence officers, army doctors to ordinary soldiers. Providing eye-witness accounts that contradict the official stories and figures, they give a chilling picture of the deceit, stupidity, wishful thinking, lack of forward planning and total intellectual failure of those behind the invasion. The result is an extraordinary new insight into the plight of ordinary soldiers doing nightmarish jobs, and the real nature of the fighting in Iraq. www.alibris.com
650			_aIraq War, 2003- _949720
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