Voices of the Iraq war : contemporary accounts of daily life / Brian L. Steed, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Steed, Brian L.

Series:

Voices of an era.

Voices of an era

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Sources.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Public opinion.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxvi, 288 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the ongoing importance of this war for the Middle East and the world today through first-person accounts of the war and primary source documents.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Evaluating and Interpreting Primary Documents; Chronology of the Iraq War; Before the War; 1. A Translator's Journey: Mohamed al-Shara on Leaving Iraq; 2. Congressional Resolution Supporting Use of Force against Iraq, October 16, 2002; 3. State of the Union Address, January 28, 2003; The Invasion of Iraq: Operation Iraqi Freedom; 4. Brigade Commander and the Invasion: David Perkins; 5. Corps Staff and the Invasion: Russell Thadden and Stephen Hicks; 6. British Perspective in Basra: Johnny Austin

7. The Close and Chaotic Fight for Invasion: David A. Miles8. Medal of Honor: Paul R. Smith, April 4, 2003; 9. Mission Accomplished: President Bush's Remarks to the Crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003; The Occupation (2003-2005); 10. Disbanding the Army: Coalition Provisional Authority Number 2, May 23, 2003; 11. Iraqi Advisor to U.S. Military Personnel: Nasier Abadi; 12. A Journalist's Perspective on Combat: Ann Barnard; 13. Abu Ghraib, A Guard's Perspective: Samuel J. Provance; 14. The Battle of Fallujah from a USMC Information Operations Perspective: Andy Dietz

15. A Journalist's Perspective on Combat (2): Ann Barnard16. Counterinsurgency from the Ground: John Nagl; 17. Perspective from the Commander of Multi-National Forces-Iraq: George Casey; 18. Iraqi Constitution: Preamble and Basic Rights, October 15, 2005; Insurgency Grows or Civil War (2005-2006); 19. Noncommissioned Officer and the Close Fight: Hans Hull; 20. British Perspective in Basra (2): Johnny Austin; 21. Iraqi Advisor to U.S. Military Personnel (2): Nasier Abadi; 22. Training the Iraqi Security Forces: David Petraeus; 23. Perspectives on the Insurgency: Dan Darling

24. Contractors in War-Blackwater: Erik Prince25. Political Efforts: George W. Bush and Nuri al-Maliki; The Surge and Beyond (2006-2009); 26. Field Manual 3-24: Counterinsurgency, 2006; 27. Telafar, the Example for Counterinsurgency: Paul Yingling; 28. Counter-IED: Brian Huskey; 29. Congressional Testimony: David Petraeus, September 10, 2007; 30. Military Transition Team Advising the Iraqi Security Forces: Mark Hull; 31. British Perspective in Basra (3): Stephen Campbell; 32. Brigade Commander in Sadr City: John Hort; 33. Status of Forces Agreement, November 17, 2008

A New Administration and Withdrawal: Operation New Dawn (2009-2011)34. A New Policy: Barack Obama; 35. Confusion in Language: Mohamed al-Shara; 36. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)/Drones: Albert Scaperotto; 37. End of Combat Operations: Barack Obama; 38. Defense Secretary at the End: Leon Panetta; Impact; 39. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Ashley Pullen; 40. Sexual Assaults: Kirsten Gillibrand; 41. WikiLeaks: John Conyers Jr., and Louie Gohmert; Appendix 1: Biographical Sketches of Important Individuals Mentioned in the Text; Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms Mentioned in the Text; Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216033004

9798216162650

9781440836756

1440836752

OCLC:

956332455