TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cordesman,Anthony H.
TI  - The Iraq War: strategy, tactics, and military lessons
SN  - 0275982270 (alk. paper)
U1  - 956.7043 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Westport, Conn.
PB  - Praeger
KW  - Iraq War, 2003-2011
KW  - Strategy
KW  - Political
KW  - Tactics
KW  - Nation-state
KW  - Iraq
KW  - History
N1  - "Published in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C."; Includes bibliographical references; 1. Introduction -- 2. The limits of analysis: what we don't yet know -- 3. The force engaged -- 4. The course of the war and the interaction of joint forces -- 5. Three Debates: war plan and transformation, "Powell Doctrine" Versus "Rumsfeld Doctrine," and the "New way of war" -- 6. Lessons about the interaction between military fundamentals and new tactics and technology -- 7. Lessons affecting the overall conduct of the war and joint forces -- 8. Air, Missile, and land-based air defense forces -- 9. Lessons affecting army land forces -- 10. Lessons affecting marine corps land forces -- 11. Lessons affecting naval forces -- 12. Lessons relating to intelligence and weapons of mass destruction -- 13. Other lessons -- 14. Lessons from Iraqi problems and shortcomings -- 15. Lessons regarding the value of allies and build-up time -- 16. Military lessons relating to conflict termination, peacemaking, and nation building -- 17. Grand strategy: the civilian aspects of nation building and the challenge of winning the peace -- 18. Grand strategy: the outcome of the Iraq war and new old Middle East

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