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Author | : Jay Kopelman |
Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2010-02-16 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1602397430 |
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"Damn funny, very entertaining, and a powerful reminder of everything that these troops are sacrificing for us both here and abroad."--Andrew Carroll, editor of the bestsellers War Letters and Behind the Lines
Author | : Lloyd C. Gardner |
Publisher | : The New Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2010-03-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1595586016 |
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The diplomatic historian examines the ideas, policies and actions that led from Vietnam to the Iraq War and America’s disastrous role in the Middle East. “What will stand out one day is not George W. Bush’s uniqueness but the continuum from the Carter doctrine to ‘shock and awe’ in 2003.” —from The Long Road to Baghdad In this revealing narrative of America’s path to its “new longest war,” one of the nation’s premier diplomatic historians excavates the deep historical roots of the US misadventure in Iraq. Lloyd Gardner’s sweeping and authoritative narrative places the Iraq War in the context of US foreign policy since Vietnam, casting the conflict as a chapter in a much broader story—in sharp contrast to the dominant narrative, which focus almost exclusively on the actions of the Bush Administration in the months leading up to the invasion. Gardner illuminates a vital historical thread connecting Walt Whitman Rostow’s defense of US intervention in Southeast Asia, Zbigniew Brzezinski’s attempts to project American power into the “arc of crisis” (with Iran at its center), and the efforts of two Bush administrations, in separate Iraq wars, to establish a “landing zone” in that critically important region. Far more disturbing than a simple conspiracy to secure oil, Gardner’s account explains the Iraq War as the necessary outcome of a half-century of doomed US policies. “A vital primer to the slow-motion conflagration of American foreign policy.” —Kirkus Reviews
Author | : Paul Rieckhoff |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0451221214 |
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As a First Lieutenant and Infantry Platoon Leader for the U.S. Army National Guard, Paul Rieckhoff was charged with leading thirty-eight men in Iraq. He spent almost a year in one of the bloodiest and most volatile areas of Baghdad. And when he finally came home, he vowed to tell Americans the harrowing truth. He does just that, uncensored and unrehearsed, "and with wit and passion" (Arianna Huffington), in Chasing Ghosts-the first criticism of the Iraq war written by a soldier who fought in it.
Author | : James Fallows |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2009-02-25 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0307482308 |
Download Blind Into Baghdad Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In the autumn of 2002, Atlantic Monthly national correspondent James Fallows wrote an article predicting many of the problems America would face if it invaded Iraq. After events confirmed many of his predictions, Fallows went on to write some of the most acclaimed, award-winning journalism on the planning and execution of the war, much of which has been assigned as required reading within the U.S. military. In Blind Into Baghdad, Fallows takes us from the planning of the war through the struggles of reconstruction. With unparalleled access and incisive analysis, he shows us how many of the difficulties were anticipated by experts whom the administration ignored. Fallows examines how the war in Iraq undercut the larger ”war on terror” and why Iraq still had no army two years after the invasion. In a sobering conclusion, he interviews soldiers, spies, and diplomats to imagine how a war in Iran might play out. This is an important and essential book to understand where and how the war went wrong, and what it means for America.
Author | : Anthony Shadid |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 532 |
Release | : 2006-07-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780312426033 |
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From the only journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from Iraq, this riveting account illuminates ordinary people caught between the struggles of nations.
Author | : Nadia Al Sultani |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2015-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781517207724 |
Download Baghdad Stories Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A debut Memoir in the form of a series of journeys, beginning in 2001 and ending in 2014, in which the author discovers and rediscovers herself and her birthplace at dramatic intervals for both. Beginning in the wake of 9/11 - Nadia flies 'home' with her mother to find life difficult under Saddam's Iraq dictatorship and US sanctions. Her fate seems to follow like a river the charged destiny of her native land. Returning in 2006, Nadia is on a new mission- Saddam is dead, and the country has been damaged and almost destroyed by the Iran/Iraq and Gulf wars. She arrives this time, in her official professional capacity as a high ranking consultant for The United States Agency for International Development, USAID helping to restore Iraq's economy and infrastructure. Her next several journeys take on the rhythm of a professional commute as she lives and works in the Green Zone. Her final, or at least most recent visit in 2014 is the most highly charged: Nadia must return to Baghdad despite rising terrorism and immediate threat. Her reasons are deep and manifold. Her own personal life is in chaos, and she longs for the comfort of her Khalas, the only women in the world, who collectively can help heal her grief over the death of her mother. Visit: http: //www.nadiaalsultani.com
Author | : Robert B. Moreland |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 2008-12-08 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 1436367964 |
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Postcards from Baghdad is a riveting journey through the harsh realities of war, military honor, and bravery. It explores the impact each man?s and woman?s service and sacrifice has had on them, their loved ones left behind, and each of us. A tribute to all who have ever defended our freedom, this is a poetic offering for every American who lives, as we all must, with a new perspective in a post-9/11 world. From the front lines to the home front, fear to courage, triumphant return to flag-draped coffins, poets Robert B. Moreland and Karen M. Miner have collaborated to honor the patriots of all who have taken up the call to ?protect and defend.? Prepare to be moved. You will not complete this book unaffected. There will be moments of pride, tears for the lost and maimed, and compassion for the reality so many families struggle to come to terms with the loss of their loved one. Ultimately, Postcards from Baghdad is a call to action?a reminder to each of us to exercise our rights and responsibilities as citizens of this great nation.
Author | : George Packer |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 506 |
Release | : 2006-09-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0374530556 |
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Reconstructs America's entry in the Iraq War, focusing particular attention on the cultural misunderstandings on both sides that made the war possible, as well as the missteps that have shaped its outcome.
Author | : Carl Reinhard Raswan |
Publisher | : Georg Olms Verlag |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9783487081588 |
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Between 1927 and 1936, Carl Raswan traveled over a dozen times to Arabia, returning with Arabian horses for breeding in Europe and America. This is a reproduction of one of his accounts of his work and travels.
Author | : Anthony Shadid |
Publisher | : Granta |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2012-08-02 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1905881738 |
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Before his death while on assignment in 2012, Anthony Shadid visited Iraq’s all-but-defunct Baghdad College, an American institute that aimed to provide young Iraqis with both knowledge and a sense of acceptance. Spending time with ex-students and their retired Jesuit teachers, Shadid portrayed a time when America was known in the Arab world not for military action but for cultural education – a time now marred by years of conflict. This essay, ‘The American Age, Iraq’, by the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, which first appeared in Granta 116: Ten Years Later, is now published as individual e-book, accompanied by an interview with Shadid which first appeared on granta.com, to celebrate the launch of his memoir, House of Stone, published by Granta Books in the UK on 2 August.