Cobra II

The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq

By: Michael R. Gordon, Bernard E. Trainor

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Paperback | 27 February 2007

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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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"A work of prodigious research, Cobra II will likely become the benchmark by which other histories of the Iraq invasion are measured."--The New York Times "Magisterial . . . With mountains of fresh detail on the war's planning and progress with judicious analysis, Cobra II . . . will be hard to improve upon." --The Economist"Stands as the best account of the war to dateï¿½offers an instructive lesson on the consequences of inadequate strategic planning."--The Washington Post Book World"Excellentï¿½ Cobra II is everything that the Bush administration's plan for the war was not. It is meticulously organized, shuns bluff and bombast for lapidary statements, and is largely impervious to attack."--The New York Times Book Review"Remarkableï¿½ a classic military history of the blow-by-blow fighting to Baghdad. Cobra II makes an irrefutable case for where the laurels lay for the victors and where the blame lies for the defeats."--The Portland Oregonian

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