Title The ministry of defeat : the British war in Iraq, 2003-2009 / Richard North

Published London : Continuum, 2009

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Description xi, 265 pages, viii pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm Contents Losing the peace--A very secret war--Hit and run--The seeds of betrayal--Descent into chaos--The campaign--Running away--Tipping points--The road to defeat--Return to al-Amarah ... and beyond--Armchair Generals--Lost before it started Summary "Ministry of Defeat reveals for the first time the story of Britain's military occupation of southern Iraq, from the aftermath of the 2003 invasion to the moment when the last British troops were in effect ordered to leave the country in 2009 by the Iraqi government."--BOOK JACKET Notes p. i-vii (plates) are located between p. 116-117 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Civil-military relations -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century. Iraq War, 2003-2011. SUBJECT Great Britain -- Military policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100235 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478 Great Britain -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056868 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478 Iraq http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79077342 -- Strategic aspects http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008690 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478 LC no. 2009281303 ISBN 1441169970 9781441169976

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