Secret History of the Iraq War
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In The Secret History of the Iraq War, bestselling author Yossef Bodansky offers a stunning new account of the war and its aftermath, arguing that the war was doomed from the start by massive and systemic failures of the American intelligence community. Bodansky reveals how nearly every aspect of America's conflict with Iraq has been misunderstood, by the public and the White House.
The Secret History of the Iraq War is filled with surprising revelations, including Saddam Hussein's active cooperation with al-Qaeda, the role of North Korea, Syria and Libya in maintaining Iraq's WMD program, and dramatic details of Saddam's final days on the run. Bodansky presents a sobering indictment of an intelligence system that failed the White House, the American military, and the people of the Middle East. Yossef Bodansky, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America, has been the director of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare for more than ten years. He has written for many periodicals, including Global Affairs, Jane's Defence Weekly, Defense and Foreign Affairs: Strategic Policy, and Business Week. He is a former senior consultant for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of State. "Intriguing ... a microscopically detailed portrait of the byzantine politics of the various Iraqi factions and their regional sponsors, along with a vigorous critique of the chaos, intelligence failures, political ignorance and military overkill that characterize the American occupation." - Publishers WeeklyAll prices
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Yossef Bodansky, author of The Secret History of the Iraq War and the number one New York Times bestseller Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America, was the director of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare for sixteen years (1988?2004). He is also the longtime director of research at the International Strategic Studies Association. The author of ten books, he has written frequently for numerous periodicals, including Global Affairs, Jane's Defence Weekly, Defense and Foreign Affairs: Strategic Policy, and BusinessWeek. A member of the Prague Society for International Cooperation, he is a former senior consultant for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of State. Bodansky was also a visiting scholar in the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. He divides his time between the Middle East and the Washington, D.C., area.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1: Early Steps- The Loss of Deterrence
- 2: The Gathering Storm
- 3: Casus Belli
- 4: Advance Preparations
- 5: End Run
- 6: The Die Is Cast
- 7: The Race to Baghdad, Part 1
- 8: The Race to Baghdad, Part 2
- 9: The Race to Baghdad, Part 3
- 10: The Real War Begins
- 11: The Shiite Factor and the Launch of Jihad
- 12: The Ascent of Iran and the Return of Osama bin Laden
- 13: Disastrous Diversion
- 14: Only the Beginning
- 15: Into the Cauldron
- 16: The Iran Factor
- 17: The Historic Transformation
- 18: Beyond the Ramadan Offensive
- 19: Endgame
- Conclusion
- Postscript
- Notes: The Historical Record
- Note on Sources and Methods
- Guide to Periodical Sources
- Acknowledgments
- Searchable Terms
- About the Author
- Also by Yossef Bodansky
- Credits
- Copyright page
- About the Publisher
