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008			110728s2006 nyu r 000 0 eng d
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041	0		_aeng
082	0	0	_a956.7044/3 _222
100	1		_aRicks, Thomas E.
245	1	0	_aFiasco : _bthe American military adventure in Iraq / _cThomas E. Ricks.
260			_aNew York ; _aLondon : _bPenguin Press, _c2006.
300			_axiv, 482 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill., maps ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [441]-462) and index.
505	0		_aContainment -- 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.
650	1	4	_aIraq War, 2003-
650	1	4	_aUnited States _xHistory, Military _z21st century.
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