Wiser in Battle

A Soldier's Story

By: Ricardo S. Sanchez

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Paperback | 28 April 2009

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The former commander of coalition forces in Iraq reports back from the front lines of the global war on terror to provide a comprehensive and chilling exploration of America's historic military and foreign-policy blunder.

With unflinching candor, Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez describes the chaos on the Iraqi battlefield caused by the Bush administration's misguided command of the military, as well as his own struggle to set the coalition on the path toward victory. Sanchez shows how minor insurgent attacks grew into synchronized operations that finally ignited into a major insurgency and all-out civil war. He provides an insider's account of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, explaining the circumstances that led to the abuses, who perpetrated them, and what the formal investigations revealed. Sanchez also details the cynical use of the Iraq War for political gain in Washington and shows how the pressure of an around-the-clock news cycle drove and distorted critical battle decisions. The first book written by a former on-site commander in Iraq, "Wiser in Battle" is essential reading for all who wish to understand the Iraqi incursion and the role of America's military in the new century.

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Preface	p. xi
Prelude	p. 1
The Shaping of a Soldier
The Rio Grande Valley	p. 9
Early Army Years	p. 27
The End of the Cold War	p. 47
Desert Storm	p. 63
In the Box	p. 85
Senior Leadership in a Post-Cold War World
Joint Interagency Operations and SOUTHCOM	p. 103
Kosovo and Coalition Warfare	p. 117
Unleashing the Hounds of Hell	p. 135
The Rush to War in Iraq	p. 155
"Mission Un-Accomplished"	p. 167
De-Baathifying, Disbanding, and Dismantling	p. 183
Command In Iraq
The Struggle to Stabilize	p. 203
Reversing the Troop Drawdown	p. 223
The Insurgency Ignites	p. 243
The Lead-Up to Abu Ghraib	p. 261
The Decision to Transfer Sovereignty Early	p. 281
A Window of Opportunity Lost	p. 303
The Shia Rebellion	p. 329
Fallujah and the Onset of Civil War	p. 347
Abu Ghraib: Aftermath and Impact
The Perfect Storm	p. 375
Keeping the Lid on Pandora's Box	p. 389
Hang In There	p. 411
The End of the Line	p. 425
Hail and Farewell	p. 437
Epilogue	p. 453
Afterword	p. 463
Acknowledgments	p. 467
Index	p. 469
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