Insurgent Iraq: Al-Zarqawi and the New Generation5 reviews Loretta Napoleoni Seven Stories Press, 2005 Susan from LSE - London + Examines Iraqi insurgency and the forces which contribute to it + Essential Reading!! + Insurgent Iraq             Ambush Alley: The Most Extraordinary Battle of the Iraq War32 reviews Tim Pritchard Presidio Press, 2005 Excellent Reading + Consequences + Gripping, but I didn't like the style + Mother of a Marine Mustang + A gripping read!             Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam50 reviews John A. Nagl University Of Chicago Press, 2005 Theory From One Who Gets It + Amazing To use a term that many in the military are fond of, Nagl "gets it." His understanding of counterinsurgency operations is both broad and deep, and his writing is smooth enough for the lay reader to comprehend without any difficulty. Nagl's departure from the US Army will be a loss for this ...             Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq7 reviews Ahmed S. Hashim Cornell University Press, 2006 Multifaceted violence in Iraq, actors, motives, and goals + Overview of the Iraq Insurgency + Hands down, the best Iraqi Insurgency book on the market For anybody concerned about the continuing violence in Iraq and desiring a better in-depth understanding of the insurgency's actors, motives, and goals, will find a valuable resource in "Insurgency and Counterinsurgency". The reader will learn to understand how Iran, foreign fighters, and so ...             No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah118 reviews Bing West Bantam, 2005 Very accurate and explained things I didn't understand during the Battle. + great !! + The most comprehensive and accurate Iraq War book at this time. + Compelling and thought-provoking microcosm of the war in Iraq + No True Glory             Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq96 reviews Michael R. Gordon, Bernard E. Trainor Pantheon, 2006 Cobra 2 + A Book Well Worth It's Weight... + An excellent in depth analysis of the war in Iraq + Too bad Petraeus wasn't in charge 5 years ago...             State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III315 reviews Bob Woodward Simon & Schuster, 2006 Woodward tells it like it is. + Straightforward blow-by-blow of starting the war in Iraq + Bureaucratic Politics Bob Woodward once again shows his ablity as a writer. His book is not partisan and clearly states the background regardin Bush' decision to take the country to war. It is easy to read and quite informaive regardless of your political ideology. I would highly recommend it to those who don't feel ...             Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq315 reviews Thomas E. Ricks Penguin Press HC, The, 2006 Best Documentation of Iraq War to date + Fantastic + Pleasantly Surprised + The story of an incredible American folly + INCOMPETENCY IN CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP.....WORST IN HISTORY             Inside the Resistance: The Iraqi Insurgency and the Future of the Middle East (Nation Books)11 reviews Zaki Chehab Nation Books, 2005 A unique and fascinating book + Enjoyed it The recent developments in Iraq , and the scale of killing which is taking place in this country convinced me more and more that the mistakes commited after libertaing this country from its dictator Saddam Hussein should have been avoided if we have relied on experts in the region affairs rather ...             Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War31 reviews Anthony Shadid Picador, 2006 Informed and Perceptive view of Iraq War + Most important book of the year! + Our disaster in Iraq + everyday iraqis tell us the real story             Revolt on the Tigris: The Al-Sadr Uprising and the Governing of Iraq8 reviews Mark Etherington Cornell University Press, 2005 The confusion of occupation + And in this corner... This is one of the best books to emerge on post-Saddam Iraq. Mark Etherington tells the story of his governorship of Wasit province in south-central Iraq, based in the city of Kut, 2003-4, including the evacuation of his staff in the face of attack by Moqtada Sadr's Mahdi army in April 2004. ...             Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War31 reviews Anthony Shadid Picador, 2006 Informed and Perceptive view of Iraq War + Most important book of the year! + Our disaster in Iraq + everyday iraqis tell us the real story             Ambush Alley: The Most Extraordinary Battle of the Iraq War32 reviews Tim Pritchard Presidio Press, 2005 Excellent Reading + Consequences + Gripping, but I didn't like the style + Mother of a Marine Mustang + A gripping read!             Inside the Resistance: The Iraqi Insurgency and the Future of the Middle East (Nation Books)11 reviews Zaki Chehab Nation Books, 2005 A unique and fascinating book + Enjoyed it The recent developments in Iraq , and the scale of killing which is taking place in this country convinced me more and more that the mistakes commited after libertaing this country from its dictator Saddam Hussein should have been avoided if we have relied on experts in the region affairs rather ...             Revolt on the Tigris: The Al-Sadr Uprising and the Governing of Iraq8 reviews Mark Etherington Cornell University Press, 2005 The confusion of occupation + And in this corner... This is one of the best books to emerge on post-Saddam Iraq. Mark Etherington tells the story of his governorship of Wasit province in south-central Iraq, based in the city of Kut, 2003-4, including the evacuation of his staff in the face of attack by Moqtada Sadr's Mahdi army in April 2004. ...             No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah118 reviews Bing West Bantam, 2005 Very accurate and explained things I didn't understand during the Battle. + great !! + The most comprehensive and accurate Iraq War book at this time. + Compelling and thought-provoking microcosm of the war in Iraq + No True Glory             Insurgent Iraq: Al-Zarqawi and the New Generation5 reviews Loretta Napoleoni Seven Stories Press, 2005 Susan from LSE - London + Examines Iraqi insurgency and the forces which contribute to it + Essential Reading!! + Insurgent Iraq             State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III315 reviews Bob Woodward Simon & Schuster, 2006 Woodward tells it like it is. + Straightforward blow-by-blow of starting the war in Iraq + Bureaucratic Politics Bob Woodward once again shows his ablity as a writer. His book is not partisan and clearly states the background regardin Bush' decision to take the country to war. It is easy to read and quite informaive regardless of your political ideology. I would highly recommend it to those who don't feel ...             Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq315 reviews Thomas E. Ricks Penguin Press HC, The, 2006 Best Documentation of Iraq War to date + Fantastic + Pleasantly Surprised + The story of an incredible American folly + INCOMPETENCY IN CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP.....WORST IN HISTORY             Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq7 reviews Ahmed S. Hashim Cornell University Press, 2006 Multifaceted violence in Iraq, actors, motives, and goals + Overview of the Iraq Insurgency + Hands down, the best Iraqi Insurgency book on the market For anybody concerned about the continuing violence in Iraq and desiring a better in-depth understanding of the insurgency's actors, motives, and goals, will find a valuable resource in "Insurgency and Counterinsurgency". The reader will learn to understand how Iran, foreign fighters, and so ...