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Based on unprecedented real-time access to the military's entire chain of command, "The Gamble" is the definitive account of the insurgency within ...Show synopsisBased on unprecedented real-time access to the military's entire chain of command, "The Gamble" is the definitive account of the insurgency within the US military that led to a radical shift in America's strategy in Iraq - and the bloody implementation of that strategy on the ground. In his international bestseller "Fiasco", Thomas E. Ricks gave us the definitive reckoning with what went so wrong in Iraq. The story "The Gamble" tells is how, when the war was at its darkest hour, a group of dissident junior commanders and their civilian allies did an end run around their superiors in the military establishment and seized control of the war. The result was 'the Surge', one of the American military's boldest strategic gambles since the landings at Inchon. General David Petraeus gave military expert Thomas E. Ricks extraordinary privileged access to himself and his team during the past two years, and the result is a chronicle of astonishing vividness and analytical depth. It is the story of military leadership in the crucible of war, under excruciating political pressure at home. It is also the story of the soldiers who executed the strategy out in the field. Ricks concludes that the war likely will last for many years to come - and that it will not be remembered for the reasons we think.Hide synopsis
The Gamble: General Petraeus and the Untold Story of the American Surge in Iraq, 2006-2008 (Allen Lane) – Hardcover (2009)
by
Thomas E. Ricks
Hardcover, Allen Lane 2009
416 pages
ISBN: 1846141451 ISBN-13: 9781846141454
Based on unprecedented real-time access to the military's entire chain of command, "The Gamble" is the definitive account of the insurgency within the US military that led to a radical shift in America's strategy in Iraq - and the bloody implementation of that strategy on the ground. In his international bestseller "Fiasco", Thomas E. Ricks gave us the definitive reckoning with what went so wrong in Iraq. The story "The Gamble" tells is how, when the war was at its darkest hour, a group of dissident junior commanders and ...Show moreBased on unprecedented real-time access to the military's entire chain of command, "The Gamble" is the definitive account of the insurgency within the US military that led to a radical shift in America's strategy in Iraq - and the bloody implementation of that strategy on the ground. In his international bestseller "Fiasco", Thomas E. Ricks gave us the definitive reckoning with what went so wrong in Iraq. The story "The Gamble" tells is how, when the war was at its darkest hour, a group of dissident junior commanders and their civilian allies did an end run around their superiors in the military establishment and seized control of the war. The result was 'the Surge', one of the American military's boldest strategic gambles since the landings at Inchon. General David Petraeus gave military expert Thomas E. Ricks extraordinary privileged access to himself and his team during the past two years, and the result is a chronicle of astonishing vividness and analytical depth. It is the story of military leadership in the crucible of war, under excruciating political pressure at home. It is also the story of the soldiers who executed the strategy out in the field. Ricks concludes that the war likely will last for many years to come - and that it will not be remembered for the reasons we think.Hide
Title: The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 Author:Thomas E. Ricks ISBN-13:9781846141454 ISBN:1846141451
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Title: The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 Author:Thomas E. Ricks ISBN-13:9781846141454 ISBN:1846141451
Title: The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 Author:Thomas E. Ricks ISBN-13:9781846141454 ISBN:1846141451
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Title: The Gamble: General Petraeus and the Untold Story of the American Surge in Iraq, 2006-2008 Author:Thomas E. Ricks ISBN-13:9781846141454 ISBN:1846141451
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Title: The Gamble: General Petraeus and the Untold Story of the American Surge in Iraq, 2006-2008: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 Author:Thomas E. Ricks ISBN-13:9781846141454 ISBN:1846141451
Title: The Gamble: General Petraeus and the Untold Story of the American Surge in Iraq, 2006-2008: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 Author:Thomas E. Ricks ISBN-13:9781846141454 ISBN:1846141451
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Title: The Gamble: General Petraeus and the Untold Story of the American Surge in Iraq, 2006-2008: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 Author:Thomas E. Ricks ISBN-13:9781846141454 ISBN:1846141451
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Title: The Gamble: General Petraeus and the Untold Story of the American Surge in Iraq, 2006-2008: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 Author:Thomas E. Ricks ISBN-13:9781846141454 ISBN:1846141451
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Title: The Gamble: General Petraeus and the Untold Story of the American Surge in Iraq, 2006-2008: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 Author:Thomas E. Ricks ISBN-13:9781846141454 ISBN:1846141451
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Title: The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 Author:Thomas E. Ricks ISBN-13:9781846141454 ISBN:1846141451
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