Full Description
The Iraq War (2003-2011) was the most significant conflict in the early 21st century. This book examines the ongoing importance of this war for the Middle East and the world today through first-person accounts of the war and primary source documents.
Voices of the Iraq War: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life illuminates the complex and poorly reported realities of the conflict that those without direct experience cannot possibly fathom, presenting detailed personal accounts of what the conflict in Iraq was like across multiple disciplines and through a variety of viewpoints. The accounts are based on interviews with American, Iraqi-American, and British officers who deployed and fought throughout the country of Iraq.
The book begins with the story of an Iraqi boy who flees Iraq with his family after Desert Storm and then returns to Iraq as a translator to assist U.S. forces nearly 16 years later. The book is filled with personal accounts of combat and training as well as other real-world experiences that define what the Iraq War meant to thousands of U.S. and allied service members. These personal accounts are supported with national level policy speeches and official statements that help readers put the individual stories and events in national, regional, and global perspective. The book concludes by examining the impact of this war on thousands of young men and women that will last for decades to come.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Evaluating and Interpreting Primary Documents
Chronology of the Iraq War
Documents of the Iraq War
Before the War
1. A Translator's Journey: Mohamed al-Shara on Leaving Iraq
2. Congressional Resolution Supporting Use of Force against Iraq, October 16, 2002
3. State of the Union Address, January 28, 2003
The Invasion of Iraq: Operation Iraqi Freedom
4. Brigade Commander and the Invasion: David Perkins
5. Corps Staff and the Invasion: Russell Thadden and Stephen Hicks
6. British Perspective in Basra: Johnny Austin
7. The Close and Chaotic Fight for Invasion: David A. Miles
8. Medal of Honor: Paul R. Smith, April 4, 2003
9. Mission Accomplished: President Bush's Remarks to the Crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003
The Occupation (2003-2005)
10. Disbanding the Army: Coalition Provisional Authority Number 2, May 23, 2003
11. Iraqi Advisor to U.S. Military Personnel: Nasier Abadi
12. A Journalist's Perspective on Combat: Ann Barnard
13. Abu Ghraib, A Guard's Perspective: Samuel J. Provance
14. The Battle of Fallujah from a USMC Information Operations Perspective: Andy Dietz
15. A Journalist's Perspective on Combat (2): Ann Barnard
16. Counterinsurgency from the Ground: John Nagl
17. Perspective from the Commander of Multi-National Forces-Iraq: George Casey
18. Iraqi Constitution: Preamble and Basic Rights, October 15, 2005
Insurgency Grows or Civil War (2005-2006)
19. Noncommissioned Officer and the Close Fight: Hans Hull
20. British Perspective in Basra (2): Johnny Austin
21. Iraqi Advisor to U.S. Military Personnel (2): Nasier Abadi
22. Training the Iraqi Security Forces: David Petraeus
23. Perspectives on the Insurgency: Dan Darling
24. Contractors in War—Blackwater: Erik Prince
25. Political Efforts: George W. Bush and Nuri al-Maliki
The Surge and Beyond (2006-2009)
26. Field Manual 3-24: Counterinsurgency, 2006
27. Telafar, the Example for Counterinsurgency: Paul Yingling
28. Counter-IED: Brian Huskey
29. Congressional Testimony: David Petraeus, September 10, 2007
30. Military Transition Team Advising the Iraqi Security Forces: Mark Hull
31. British Perspective in Basra (3): Stephen Campbell
32. Brigade Commander in Sadr City: John Hort
33. Status of Forces Agreement, November 17, 2008
A New Administration and Withdrawal: Operation New Dawn (2009-2011)
34. A New Policy: Barack Obama
35. Confusion in Language: Mohamed al-Shara
36. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)/Drones: Albert Scaperotto
37. End of Combat Operations: Barack Obama
38. Defense Secretary at the End: Leon Panetta
Impact
39. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Ashley Pullen
40. Sexual Assaults: Kirsten Gillibrand
41. WikiLeaks: John Conyers Jr., and Louie Gohmert
Appendix 1: Biographical Sketches of Important Individuals Mentioned in the Text
Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms Mentioned in the Text
Bibliography
Index
