Author
Gordon, Michael R., 1951-
PublisherNew York : Pantheon Books, c2012.
ISBN9780307377227
Description779p. ; 24 cm.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
NoteDesert crossing -- Politics of the gun -- Sovereignty with limits -- Vigilant resolve -- A lost cause? -- Our man in Baghdad -- New dawn -- The long telegram -- Papa Jaafari -- The red team -- The year of living dangerously -- Together forward -- The perfect storm -- Out west -- Some friendly advice -- Back to the drawing board -- League of the righteous -- Petraeus takes command -- The enemy within -- The former insurgent counterinsurgent -- Phantom thunder -- The U.S.S. Centcom -- General Petraeus goes to Washington -- No "Plan B" -- Charge of the knights -- March madness -- Strange justice -- Let's make a deal -- The home stretch -- Change at the top -- The odd couple -- Trouble up north -- Crises of confidence -- Team of rivals -- The numbers game -- Mission accomplished.
