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100 1 $aSanchez, Ricardo S.,$d1951-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008095921
245 10 $aWiser in battle :$ba soldier's story /$cRicardo S. Sanchez ; with Donald T. Phillips.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bHarpercollins,$c[2008], ©2008.
300 $axv, 494 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
505 00 $gPt. I.$tThe Shaping of a Soldier -- $g1.$tThe Rio Grande Valley -- $g2.$tEarly Army Years -- $g3.$tThe End of the Cold War -- $g4.$tDesert Storm -- $g5.$tIn the Box -- $gPt. II.$tSenior Leadership in a Post-Cold War World -- $g6.$tJoint Interagency Operations and SOUTHCOM -- $g7.$tKosovo and Coalition Warfare -- $g8.$tUnleashing the Hounds of Hell -- $g9.$tThe Rush to War in Iraq -- $g10.$t"Mission Un-Accomplished" -- $g11.$tDe-Baathifying, Disbanding, and Dismantling -- $gPt. III.$tCommand in Iraq -- $g12.$tThe Struggle to Stabilize -- $g13.$tReversing the Troop Drawdown -- $g14.$tThe Insurgency Ignites -- $g15.$tThe Lead-Up to Abu Ghraib -- $g16.$tThe Decision to Transfer Sovereignty Early -- $g17.$tA Window of Opportunity Lost -- $g18.$tThe Shia Rebellion -- $g19.$tFallujah and the Onset of Civil War -- $gPt. IV.$tAbu Ghraib: Aftermath and Impact -- $g20.$tThe Perfect Storm -- $g21.$tKeeping the Lid on Pandora's Box -- $g22.$tHang In There -- $g23.$tThe End of the Line -- $g24.$tHail and Farewell.
500 $aIncludes index.
520 1 $a"Amid all of the criticisms of America's war in Iraq, one essential voice has remained silent - until now. In 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." "With unflinching candor, Sanchez describes the chaos on the Iraqi battlefield caused by the Bush administration's misguided command of the military, as well as his own struggle to set the coalition on the path toward victory. Sanchez illuminates the fallout of the communication breakdown between the leadership on the front and the politicians in Washington, revealing fractious discussions he had with, among others, Ambassador Paul Bremer and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld." "Drawing on his tenure on the ground, Sanchez shows how minor insurgent attacks grew into synchronized operations that finally ignited into a major insurgency and all-out civil war." "In addition, Sanchez shares the story of his career. He tells of the journey from his poverty-stricken youth on the Texas banks of the Rio Grande to joining the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at sixteen and later serving in Kosovo, Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and, ultimately, Iraq. At the time of his retirement, Sanchez was the highest-ranking Hispanic in the U.S. Army."--BOOK JACKET.
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610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy$xHistory$y21st century.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$vPersonal narratives, American.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008104914
650 0 $aSoldiers$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111156
651 0 $aIraq.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79077342
700 1 $aPhillips, Don T.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80083729
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