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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 to 2005

by Thomas E. Ricks

Planning and consequences in the Iraq War

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Pulitzer Prize finalist

    The source describes the book as a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

  • Bestseller

    Source-described #1 New York Times bestseller

    A third-party description calls Fiasco a #1 New York Times bestseller.

  • Editorial selection

    A Washington Post Book World 10 Best Book of the Year

    Included among The Washington Post Book World's 10 Best Books of the Year.

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Planning and consequences in the Iraq War

Thomas E. Ricks examines the planning and execution of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the subsequent American occupation through 2005. The account draws on interviews and cooperation from more than a hundred senior officers, alongside a substantial collection of official documents. Its central frame is the contrast between military success at the tactical level and failure at the strategic level, connecting operational decisions with the broader conduct of the campaign. The book offers a documented account of a consequential period in the Iraq War and the military and civilian leadership involved.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking a history of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq from 2003 to 2005.
  • Readers interested in military planning, operations, and strategic decision-making.
  • Readers looking for an account grounded in interviews with military personnel and official documents.

Themes

Iraq WarMilitary planning and occupationTactical and strategic outcomesCivilian and military leadership

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Book overview

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize - One of the Washington Post Book World's 10 Best Books of the Year - Time's 10 Best Books of the Year - USA Today's Nonfiction Book of the Year - A New York Times Notable Book

"Staggeringly vivid and persuasive . . . absolutely essential reading." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"The best account yet of the entire war." --Vanity Fair

The definitive account of the American military's tragic experience in Iraq

Fiasco is a masterful reckoning with the planning and execution of the American military invasion and occupation of Iraq, drawing on exclusive cooperation of an extraordinary number of American personnel, including more than one hundred senior officers, and access to more than 30,000 pages of official documents, many of them never before made public. Tragically, it is an undeniable account--explosive, shocking, and authoritative--of unsurpassed tactical success combined with unsurpassed strategic failure that indicts some of America's most powerful and honored civilian and military leaders.
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