The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq Paperback - 2010
by Ricks, Thomas E
- Used
Now updated to fully document the inside story of the Iraq war since late 2005, "The Gamble" is the definitive account of the insurgency within the U.S. military that led to a radical shift in America's strategy.
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- Title The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq
- Author Ricks, Thomas E
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition UsedVeryGood The cover is clean but does show some wear.
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.s.a.
- Date 2010-01-06
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 49FUKU002FTD_ns
- ISBN 9780143116912 / 0143116916
- Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 6.62 x 0.93 in (21.59 x 16.81 x 2.36 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Library of Congress subjects United States - History, Military - 21st, Petraeus, David Howell - Military leadership
- Dewey Decimal Code 956.704
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Summary
Thomas E. Rick's news-breaking follow up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Fiasco
Now updated to fully document the inside story of the Iraq war since late 2005, The Gamble is the definitive account of the insurgency within the U.S. military that led to a radical shift in America's strategy. Based on unprecedented real-time access to the military's entire chain of command, Ricks examines the events that took place as the military was forced to reckon with itself, the surge was launched, and a very different war began. His stunning conclusion, stated in the last line of the book, is that "the events for which the Iraq war will be remembered probably have not yet happened."
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- Choice, 08/01/2010, Page 0
- New York Times Book Review, 01/31/2010, Page 20
