ISBN: 9780553393934

Edition: First edition.

Description: xxii, 453 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 25 cm

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

• War of choice
• Gearing up
• Arsenal of theocracy
• Silver screen six Is calling
• Mad dog, kicked, bites back
• Rescuing evil
• No clean ending
• Good Intentions
• Balkan digression
• What winning means
• Phony war
• Changing the way they live
• Kicking down the door
• How this ends
• Government In a box
• Entropy
• Iraq, again
• Generational war.

Control Number: 1642105

Subjects:

• Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States.
• United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.
• United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
• United States -- History, Military -- 21st century.