Ricks, Thomas E. <br/><br/>
Fiasco :  the American military adventure in Iraq / 
Thomas E. Ricks. 
 - New York ;  London :  Penguin Press,  2006. 
 - xiv, 482 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
 - 956.7044/3 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-462) and index. 
<br/><br/>Containment -- A bad ending -- Containment and its discontents -- This changes everything: the aftermath of 9/11 -- The war of words -- The run-up -- The silence of the lambs -- Into Iraq -- Winning a battle -- How to create an insurgency (I) -- How to create an insurgency (II) -- The CPA: "can't produce anything" -- Getting tough -- The descent into abuse -- The long term -- "The Army of the Euphrates" takes stock -- The Marine Corps files a dissent -- The surprise -- The price paid -- The corrections -- Turnover -- Too little too late? -- Betting against history. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1-59420-103-X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Iraq War, 2003-<br/>United States--History, Military--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956.7044/3