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Title: The Iraq War: A Military History by Williamson Murray, Robert H., Jr. Scales ISBN: 0-674-01280-1 Publisher: Belknap Pr Pub. Date: October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (9 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Decent Overview
Comment: The Iraq War is a decent overview of the recent war in Iraq. It's strongest points are made in the early chapters where the authors attempt to put the war in context. "Origins of War" and "The Opposing Sides" are the best summaries I've seen on the build up and causes of the war -- from Saddam's duplicity to the UNs fecklessness, Murray and Scales provide an outstanding background as to why war occurred. The summary on the ground war was adequate, while the chapter on the air war was relatively weak and uninspired. The most disappointing aspect of the book was its lack of insightful post-war analysis and impact of the war on our future military capabilities.
But, all in all, the book is a good read and well worth the cost for the outstanding pre-war analysis.
Rating: 1
Summary: Shopworn
Comment: If you want to get some background on why we went to Iraq, you'll find only shopworn justification of WMD which has since proven to be wrong. Not well written and weak on a balanced historical perspective and geopolitics. These authors tried to get out first-with-the-least critical analysis. Be patient and check readers' reviews for another book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Important Political Year Reading
Comment: .
Summary:
Great reading that is hard to put down. The writers are insightful, with expert, well researched and provide compelling information gleaned from expert well connected sources whom they had long term friendships and associations with.
The book appears factually written without an apparent political agenda. An increasingly important factor for books coming out this year.
Truly substantial information, facts, and details of the war. Substantially more than will be commented on here. Many disparate situations are better understood and explained by this book - like how can a mechanical support team get lost in the middle of combat?
Political Year Issues:
General Franks re-wrote modern military tactics with his blitzkrieg through Iraq to topple one of the most brutal dictatorships with the (one time) 5th best army in the world. Could the war have been won with much greater costs and loss of life on both sides?
Good thought provoking information including substantial captured Syrian jihad troops in the fedayeen forces - what were they doing there? What does this mean to us in looking forward to the next middle eastern crisis?
Questions Remaining:
If we found no weapons of mass destruction, but we knew they were there before (they were previously used and the US, England, France and Russia sold them to Saddam Hussein and all agreed they were there at one time). Where did they go? Do the presence of Syrian jihad troops give us a strong enough linkage to pursue Syria for the missing WMD's? (This is my personal belief, for what little it is worth.) The point being there is no evidence of the WMD's being destroyed, therefore they must be someplace. Buried in the desert? Or, in a neighboring country?
What is Syria's role in this war (with its superiorly trained troops), and potential aftermath issues that will have to be addressed within this decade? Syria remains a dictatorship that harbors and trains terrorists in its Bacca Valley and still plans to drive every Israeli Jew into the Mediterranean Sea - regardless of any peace treaty.
Negatives:
Could use more dialogue to bring out the first hand experience, rather than being a citation.
Could have used more maps and diagrams. These are really essential for digesting troop movements relative to cities, and relative locations in a fairly dispersed and desolate land.
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Title: The Iraq War: Strategy, Tactics, and Military Lessons by Anthony H. Cordesman ISBN: 0892064323 Publisher: Praeger Publishers Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The March Up : Taking Baghdad with the 1st Marine Division by Ray L. Smith, Bing West ISBN: 055380376X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda by JOHN KEEGAN ISBN: 0375400532 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: In the Company of Soldiers : A Chronicle of Combat by Rick Atkinson ISBN: 0805075615 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Beyond Baghdad: Postmodern War and Peace by Ralph Peters ISBN: 0811700844 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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