Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq-Fast Shipping

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Written by the chief military correspondent of the New York Times and a prominentretired Marine general, this is the definitive account of the invasion of Iraq.

A stunning work of investigative journalism, Cobra II describes in riveting detailhow the American rush to Baghdad provided the opportunity for the virulent insurgencythat followed. As Gordon and Trainor show, the brutal aftermath was not inevitableand was a surprise to the generals on both sides. Based on access to unseen documentsand 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 planningbehind the scenes. Now with a new afterword that addresses what transpired afterthe fateful events of the summer of 2003, this is a peerless re-creation and analysisof the central event of our times.