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008			141224s2015 enkab 001 0aeng d
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020			_a9781782392576 _qhardback
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020			_z9781782392590 _qebook
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090			_aDS79.766.S59 _bU57 2015
100			_aSky, Emma, _eauthor. _920361
245	1	4	_aThe unravelling : _bhigh hopes and missed opportunities in Iraq / _cEmma Sky.
300			_axiii, 383 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aPrologue : The Iraq inquiry -- pt. I. Direct rule : June 2003-June 2004 -- To the land of two rivers -- Sky soldiers -- "Our miss bell" -- Scramble for Kirkuk -- Life in the Republican palace -- The assassination of Sheikh Agar -- Goodbye to all that -- pt. II. Surge : January-December 2007 -- Back to Baghdad -- Fard al-Qanun -- Awakening to reconciliation -- Surging through the summer -- Sardist ceasefire -- Victory -- pt. III. Drawdown : May 2008-September 2010 -- Melian dialogue -- Uncomfortable SOFA -- Out of the cities -- Trouble along the green line -- Election shenanigans -- Losing Iraq -- pt. IV. Aftermath : January 2012-July 2014 -- Things fall apart.
520			_aWhen Emma Sky, an intrepid young British woman, volunteered to help rebuild Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, she had little idea what she was letting herself in for. It was only supposed to last three months but instead spanned a decade. As the representative of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Kirkuk and then the political advisor to US General Odierno, Sky was valued for her outspoken voice and different perspectives that she brought due to her knowledge of the Middle East. Since the invasion in 2003, Sky has been a tireless witness to American efforts to transform a country traumatized by decades of war, sanctions and brutal dictatorship; to insurgencies and civil war; to the planning and implementation of the surge and the subsequent drawdown of US troops; to corrupt political elites who use sectarianism to mobilize support; and to the takeover of a third of the country by the Islamic State. Called the 'modern-day Gertrude Bell' by The Times, Sky provides unique insights into the US military, and the complexities, diversity and evolution of Iraqi society. With sharp detail, tremendous empathy and respect for those who served -- The Unravelling is an intimate portrait of how and why the Iraq adventure failed despite the best and often heroic efforts of its young men and women on the ground.
600		0	_aSky, Emma. _920362
610		0	_aUnited States. _bArmy _xHistory _y21st century. _920363
650		0	_aIraq War, 2003-2011 _vPersonal narratives, British. _920364
776	0	8	_iebook version _z9781782392590
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