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xxvii, 321 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Prelude : American military power in the post-Vietnam era, 1975-1989 -- The decision to go to war -- The Iraqi context -- Desert Shield : the line in the sand -- Desert Storm : the 1991 Gulf War campaign -- Interregnum : Iraq and UN sanctions during the 1990s -- Turning back to war -- Iraqi freedom : execution of the initial thrust -- The lost year of the Coalition Provisional Authority -- The Casey strategy, from Fallujah to Tal Afar : 2004-2006 -- 2006 : decent into chaos -- The protection strategy and the 2007 Baghdad surge -- The Iraqis take control -- A final assessment : the impact of the long war with Iraq.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index.