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Cobra II by Michael R. Gordon

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Cobra II

The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq

Michael R. Gordon, Bernard E. Trainor

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · February 27, 2007

Reading lane: Iraq War (2003-2011)

Written by the chief military correspondent of the New York Times and a prominent retired Marine general, this is the definitive account of the invasion of Iraq.

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Why This Clicks

Inside Account

A rigorous inside account of Iraq’s invasion and occupation, with the steady clip of a reporter.

Come here for

  • Inside-story reporting
  • Measured military-history frame

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  • Dense operational detail
  • Author-driven, sustained read

Book Details

Authors
Michael R. Gordon, Bernard E. Trainor
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
February 27, 2007
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Iraq War (2003-2011) · Iraq History
Reading lane
Iraq War (2003-2011)

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Publisher Categories

  • Iraq War (2003-2011)

  • Security Studies

  • Military Policy & Defense

About This Book

Written by the chief military correspondent of the New York Times and a prominent retired Marine general, this is the definitive account of the invasion of Iraq. A stunning work of investigative journalism, Cobra II describes in riveting detail how the American rush to Baghdad provided the opportunity for the virulent insurgency that followed. As Gordon and Trainor show, the brutal aftermath was not inevitable and was a surprise to the generals on both sides. Based on access...

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Written by the chief military correspondent of the New York Times and a prominent retired Marine general, this is the definitive account of the invasion of Iraq. A stunning work of investigative journalism, Cobra II describes in riveting detail how the American rush to Baghdad provided the opportunity for the virulent insurgency that followed. As Gordon and Trainor show, the brutal aftermath was not inevitable and was a surprise to the generals on both sides. Based on access to unseen documents and exclusive interviews with the men and women at the heart of the war, Cobra II provides firsthand accounts of the fighting on the ground and the high-level planning behind the scenes. Now with a new afterword that addresses what transpired after the fateful events of the summer of 2003, this is a peerless re-creation and analysis of the central event of our times.

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