Iraq War: The Essential Reference Guide

by
Brian L. Steededitor

Brian L. Steed is an assistant professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who served three times in Iraq.

Iraq War: The Essential Reference Guide

20190228

ABC-CLIO

Pages 384
Topics Military History: Conflict and Wars;Military History: Terrorism;Al-Askari Mosque Bombing;Baath Party;Baghdadi, Abu Bakr al-;Bush Doctrine;Cheney, Dick;IRAQI FREEDOM, Operation;Hussein, Saddam;Interrogation, Coercive;Islamic State;Mosul, Battle of;Petraeus, David

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Iraq War: The Essential Reference Guide

Author(s): Brian L. Steed, Editor
Contributors: Steed, Brian;
Abstract:

This invaluable resource offers a comprehensive overview of the Iraq War, with more than 100 in-depth articles by leading scholars on an array of topics and themes and more than a dozen key primary source documents.


• Explores how the Bush Doctrine was employed to justify the US decision to invade Iraq

• Illuminates the key leaders and the military strategy they implemented in conducting the Iraq War

• Explains how a series of flawed military and political decisions created a dysfunctional government in Baghdad

• Informs readers of the disruptive influence the Iraq War has had on the entire Middle East

Editor(s): Steed, Brian;
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Brian L. Steededitor

Brian L. Steed is an assistant professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who served three times in Iraq.

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Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 20190228