War in Iraq

<p>This volume provides a collection of insightful essays on all phases of the Iraq War: both US-led major combat operations to defeat the Ba’athist regime as well as efforts to reconstruct the country and defeat the insurgency. </p><p>Written by leading scholars on the Iraq War, many of whom have practical first-hand experience of the war, the book includes a Conclusion by leading US strategic thinker Eliot Cohen. This is the first work on the Iraq War to incorporate an understanding of the Iraqi side of the war, based on a systematic analysis of captured Iraqi archives. </p><p><em>War in Iraq</em> will be of great interest to students of the Iraq War, small wars and insurgencies, international security and strategic studies in general.</p> <p>Introduction <em>Thomas A. Keaney and Thomas G. Mahnken </em><strong>Part 1: Defeating the Regime and Occupying Iraq </strong>1. American Anabasis: The United States Army's Entry into War in Iraq <em>Isaiah Wilson </em>2. Iraqi Military Effectiveness <em>Kevin M. Woods, with Michael R. Pease, Mark E. Stout, Williamson Murray and James G. Lacey </em>3. The Afghan Model in Northern Iraq <em>Richard Andres </em>4. Deep Attack against Iraq: Precision Weapon, Cyber Attack and the Future of War <em>Richard Andres </em>5. Doomed Execution: Iraq and its War Plan <em>Kevin M. Woods, with Michael R. Pease, Mark E. Stout, Williamson Murray and James G. Lacey </em>6. Mission Not Accomplished: What Went Wrong with Iraqi Reconstruction <em>Nora Bensahel </em><strong>Part 2: Reconstructing Iraq and Countering the Insurgency </strong>7. Origins, Causes, and Evolution of the Iraqi Insurgency, 2003-06 <em>Ahmed Hashim </em>8. Signaling Resolve and the First Battle of Fallujah <em>Carter Malkasian </em>9. Counterinsurgency in Iraq - The Karbala Model <em>Peter R. Mansoor </em>10. Extinguishing the Insurgency in Iraq: A Civil Affairs Perspective <em>John Ballard </em>11. The U.S. Army and Counterinsurgency in Iraq <em>Kalev I. Sepp </em>12. Rediscovering the Way of Lawrence, Some Thoughts on Postmodern Planning <em>Isaiah Wilson. </em>Conclusion: The Iraq War in Context <em>Eliot A. Cohen</em> </p>