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1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 386 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-371) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Revolution. Atlas shakes -- Three-dimensional chess -- A darker prism -- pt. 2. Cataclysm. Assassins at the gate -- A fork in the road -- A familiar nemesis -- Pox Americana -- A perfect storm -- pt. 3. War. Fear city -- Eve of destruction -- American centurions -- March madness -- Gates of Babylon -- The enemy votes -- Fuel masters, water dogs, and gorilla snot -- Baghdad calling -- Brothers in arms -- Iraq and a hard place -- Homecoming -- pt. 4. Blowback. Transplanting democracy -- The Ramadan offensive -- Transformation and revolt -- Nation building in a time of terror -- Razor's edge -- Clouds in the west -- Twilight warriors. |
| Summary |
"Throughout time, major wars have defined historical epochs and charted the rise and decline of great powers. The U.S. global war on terror, with Iraq as the Bush administration's chosen centerpiece, is almost certainly destined to do the same. Indeed, the Bush doctrine for conducting the war on terror and the Iraqi Freedom campaign are likely to prove benchmarks in U.S. history precisely because of the many orthodoxies and traditions the administration has purposely challenged. At the same time, fundamental flaws have already appeared in many tenets underlying the Bush transformation of foreign and military affairs. So contends award-winning journalist James Kitfield. As with his critically acclaimed Prodigal Soldiers, the story of how America arrived at this fateful crossroads is a narrative full of drama and personal anecdote, rich in context and detail. War and Destiny is based on interviews with the key players and on Kitfield's personal observation of major events. Like his first book, it may well become the chronicle of a critical period in American history"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- |
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Kitfield, James.
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Kitfield, James. |
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Bush, George Walker, 1946- |
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Kitfield, James. |
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Bush, George W. |
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- |
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Kitfield, James. |
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Iraq War (2003-2011) |
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War on Terrorism (2001-2009) |
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Bush, George W. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009.
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United States. |
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International relations. |
| Chronological Term |
2001-2009 |
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United States -- Military policy.
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Military policy. |
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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Embedded war correspondents -- United States -- Biography.
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Embedded war correspondents. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Embedded war correspondents -- Iraq -- Biography.
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Iraq. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 2001 |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kitfield, James. War and destiny. 1st ed. Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2005 (DLC) 2005003860 (OCoLC)57694682 |
| ISBN |
9781435610385 (electronic book) |
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1435610385 (electronic book) |
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9781612344492 (electronic book) |
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1612344496 (electronic book) |
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9781574889598 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1574889591 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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