{"product_id":"the-iraq-war-the-military-offensive-from-victory-in-21-days-to-the-insurgent-aftermath-9781400079209","title":"The Iraq War: The Military Offensive, from Victory in 21 Days to the Insurgent Aftermath","description":"The 2003 Iraq war remains among the most mysterious armed conflicts of modernity. In \u003cb\u003eThe Iraq War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eJohn Keegan offers a sharp and lucid appraisal of the military campaign, explaining just how the coalition forces defeated an Iraqi army twice its size and addressing such questions as whether Saddam Hussein ever possessed weapons of mass destruction and how it is possible to fight a war that is not, by any conventional measure, a war at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on exclusive interviews with Donald Rumsfeld and General Tommy Franks, Keegan retraces the steps that led to the showdown in Iraq, from the highlights of Hussein's murderous rule to the diplomatic crossfire that preceded the invasion. His account of the combat in the desert is unparalleled in its grasp of strategy and tactics. The result is an urgently needed and up-to-date book that adds immeasurably to our understanding of those twenty-one days of war and their long, uncertain aftermath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Keegan's books include \u003cb\u003eIntelligence in War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe First World War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Battle for History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Face of Battle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eWar and Our World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mask of Command\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eFields of Battle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eA History of Warfare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the defense editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e(London). He lives in Wiltshire, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899671810322,"sku":"9781400079209","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_962b0548-6019-43ae-b58c-46c15193da22.jpg?v=1738362284","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-iraq-war-the-military-offensive-from-victory-in-21-days-to-the-insurgent-aftermath-9781400079209","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}