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Ladataan... The Iraq WarTekijä: John Keegan
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Decent description of the State of Iraq, just not what I expected from the title. Development of the origins of the country of Iraq from the demise of the Ottoman Empire, development of the rise of Saadam, and description of Gulf War I and II. But I was more interested in the decision making process of how we ended up going to war, what was really known, and by whom, and when, more than hearing about which brigade and which regiment from the U.S. or Great Britian was assigned to a particular sector, and how each handled their specific mini-assignments in the execution of the war. No criticism of the book itself, but it just wasn't what I was expecting, or looking for. ( ) I started out loving this book as the author gave a (way too) quick overview of the history of power in Iraq/Middle East and how a basically lowly streetkid Saddam Hussein became The Saddam Hussein. Then it got to the story of the contemporary Iraq War and, while it sorta sounded alright, there started to be more and more items that I remember reading about during the war that were either incorrectly explained during the war or incorrectly explained in this book. I don't know enough about the "real Iraq war" to know whether the old versions were right or these were but some things just didn't jive at all. I guess this book is yet another way to look at the war but I can't say that I really felt the book was honest and true in all things. I join those who were sorely disappointed. Mr. Keegan has been a most inspiring, insightful writer about war and wars. It is very sad that he presents such a biased and superficial view of this one. Was he such a friend of Gen Franks he could not address his immense failures at all?? He is usually quite easy to understand and read around his biases and enjoy his books, but this was so bad, I quit struggling 2/3s of the way through. I read the newspapers, I've talked with vets, I knew better. What did people miss to give this a five? Were they born after the war? Teleurstellend en mogelijk te snel geschreven boek over de Irak-oorlog. Lees verder.... näyttää 5/5 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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Author of the acclaimed The Face of Battle, and, most recently, Intelligence in War, John Keegan now brings his extraordinary expertise to bear on perhaps the most controversial war of our time. The Iraq War is an urgently needed, up-to-date and informed study of the ongoing conflict. In exclusive interviews with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and General Tommy Franks, Keegan has gathered information about the war that adds immeasurably to our grasp of its causes, complications, costs and consequences. He probes the reasons for the invasion and delineates the strategy of the American and British forces in capturing Baghdad; he examines the quick victory over the Republican Guard and the more tenacious and deadly opposition that has taken its place. He then analyzes the intelligence information with which the Bush and Blair administrations convinced their respective governments of the need to go to war, and which has since been strongly challenged in both countries. And he makes clear that despite the uncertainty about weapons of mass destruction, regime change, and the use and misuse of intelligence, the war in Iraq is an undeniably formidable display of American power. The Iraq War is authoritative, timely and vitally important to our understanding of a conflict whose full ramifications are as yet unknown. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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