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Running the War in Iraq
An Australian general; 300,000 troops; the bloodiest conflict of our time.The ultimate insider account about what really is going on in Iraq.
It's the most controversial conflict of our a war which has divided citizens, politicians, and militaries, resulted in headlines about torture and suicide bombings, death and destruction. there's no single identifiable enemy and no exit strategy. So how will the war in Iraq be won? What will victory look like? In 2004, when Australian Major General Jim Molan was deployed to the war to oversee a force of 300,000 troops, including 155,000 Americans, he faced these and other questions on a daily basis. In Running the War in Iraq he gives a gripping insider's account of what modern warfare entails - the ghastly body count, the complex decisions which will mean life or death, the divide between political masters and foot soldiers - and the small, hard-won triumphs.
It's the most controversial conflict of our a war which has divided citizens, politicians, and militaries, resulted in headlines about torture and suicide bombings, death and destruction. there's no single identifiable enemy and no exit strategy. So how will the war in Iraq be won? What will victory look like? In 2004, when Australian Major General Jim Molan was deployed to the war to oversee a force of 300,000 troops, including 155,000 Americans, he faced these and other questions on a daily basis. In Running the War in Iraq he gives a gripping insider's account of what modern warfare entails - the ghastly body count, the complex decisions which will mean life or death, the divide between political masters and foot soldiers - and the small, hard-won triumphs.
- GenresMilitary Fiction
384 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2008
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Jim Molan
4 books5 followersMajor General Andrew James Molan, AO, DSC was an Australian politician and major general in the Australian Army. He was a Senator for New South Wales from November 2019 until his death in January 2023, representing the Liberal Party. He also served as a Senator for New South Wales from December 2017 to June 2019. - Wikipedia
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October 3, 2019
Very slow at start really struggled to get into it but kept coming back to it, as I read all book I start, happy I did it got progressively more interesting notably around one third in.
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