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100 1 $aSanchez, Ricardo S.,$d1951-
245 10 $aWiser in battle :$ba soldier's story /$cRicardo S. Sanchez ; with Donald T. Phillips.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bHarpercollins,$cc2008.
300 $axv, 494 p., [8] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aPt. 1. THE SHAPING OF A SOLDIER: The Rio Grande Valley -- Early army years -- The end of the Cold War -- Desert Storm -- In the box -- Pt. II. SENIOR LEADERSHIP IN A POST-COLD WAR WORLD: Joint interagency operations and SOUTHCOM -- Kosovo and coalition warfare -- Unleashing the hounds of hell -- The rush to war in Iraq -- "Mission un-accomplished" -- De-baathifying, disbanding, and dismantling -- Pt. III. COMMAND IN IRAQ: The struggle to stabilize -- Reversing the troop drawdown -- The insurgency ignites -- The lead-up to Abu Ghraib -- The decision to transfer sovereignty early -- A window of opportunity lost -- The Shia rebellion -- Fallujah and the onset of civil war -- Pt. IV. ABU GHRAIB: AFTERMATH AND IMPACT: The perfect storm -- Keeping the lid on Pandora's box -- Hang in there -- The end of the line -- Hail and farewell.
520 $aIn his groundbreaking new memoir, Wiser in Battle, Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez, former commander of coalition forces in Iraq, reports back from the front lines of the global war on terror to provide a comprehensive and chilling exploration of America's historic military and foreign policy blunder.
600 10 $aSanchez, Ricard S.,$d1951-
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy$xHistory$y21st century.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$vPersonal narratives, American.
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610 20 $aCoalition Provisional Authority.
700 1 $aPhillips, Don T.
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