New books about iraq war

Patriotism and war propaganda from the philippines to iraq. Rather than offering stories specific to americas recent conflicts, these books wind up telling traditional war stories that are at odds with what most. Not long after the author condemned the iraq war in 2007 as immoral, illicit and imprudent in an opinion column in the boston globe, his son, a. The best books on the syrian civil war five books expert. The following is a revised version of an editorial that appeared in newsday in new york in late january.

Much war fiction suggests that combat is the ultimate forge of character. The navy faces starvation, salt water and sharks in the branch itself and in the sea, and the manilans face the japanese. List of books and articles about iraniraq war online. Making good on a campaign pledge, president obama announces plans to remove combat brigades from iraq by august 2010.

Rebuilding the country for its people, the middle east, and the world by. Lets have a look at the five books you have chosen about iraq. Top 10 books about the iraq war books the guardian. The iraq war began ten years ago this weekon the evening of march 19th in the united states, which was the morning of march 20th in iraq. The study of war is the study of life, because war is life in the rawest sense. He won the national book critics circle award for fiction, and billy lynns long halftime walk was a finalist for the national book award. The best book about the iraq war isnt about the iraq war. Persian gulf wars, two conflicts involving iraq and u. Both books emphasize the pacific wars devastation to individuals.

It was more like a crime, compounded by the stupefying incompetence of those who embarked upon a patently illegal preventive war out of a sense of panic induced by. For whitney terrell, who embedded multiple times in iraq, it is just madness. The iraniraq war is one of the largest, yet least documented conflicts in the history of the middle east. Recent literature of the iraq war books tell you why, inc. The best books on the syrian civil war recommended by nikolaos van dam. How the war on terrorism and the war on iraq have been used as marketing hooks to sell products and policies. Warwick prize goes to scaldingly affecting stories of. The iraniraq war, by pierre razoux the new york times. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.

After over a decade at war in iraq, we now have the best firstperson account, not only of fighting against the insurgency, but also what it felt like to come home after. From 1980 to 1988 iran and iraq fought the longest conventional war of the century. Pierre razoux offers an unflinching look at a conflict seared into the regions collective memory but little understood in the west. This list includes books about iraq, the 1991 war and recent events in the persian gulf. Your first is the occupation of iraq, an insiders account of the iraqi government following the american invasion ali a allawi combines the rigour of an historian with the knowledge of a senior politician in one of the first governments in iraq after the overthrow of saddam hussein. A marines chronicle of the gulf war and other battles 2003 by anthony swofford. As operation new dawn begins, thomas ricks picks the best and the worst books about the iraq war. A selection of books related to the wars in iraq and afghanistan. Discover the best iraq war history in best sellers. The first of these was a brief, conventionally fought war in marchapril 2003, in which a combined force of troops from the united states and great britain with smaller contingents from several other countries invaded iraq and rapidly defeated iraqi military and paramilitary forces.

The books are arranged in order of date, beginning with the most recent. Bush white house about whether going to war in iraq was really a good idea. From the familiar to the obscure, novelist and military man jesse goolsby runs down the poetry, fiction, memoir and history you need to make sense of war in the 21st century. As more and more us troops are deployed in the persian gulf, the prospect of an invasion of iraq has taken on a grim sense of inevitability. It was more like a crime, compounded by the stupefying incompetence of those who embarked upon a patently illegal preventive war out of. This volume offers a wideranging examination of the iraniraq war 198088, featuring fresh regional and international perspectives derived from recently available new archival material. It included tragic slaughter of child soldiers, use of chemical weapons, striking of civilian shipping, and destruction of cities. The first is an engrossing story of the iraq war from the perspective of american soldiers and, for me. Like all wars, this one has produced a library of great books. Thomas ricks top 5 firstperson accounts of the iraq war one bullet away by.

The first persian gulf war, also known as the gulf war, jan. The combat studies institute csi was established at fort leavenworth, kansas in 1979 with the mission to conduct original, interpretive research on historical topics pertinent to current doctrinal and operational concerns of the us army. Online shopping for iraq war history books in the books store. Like powers, fountain is an american writer depicting the iraq war. A captivating guide to the united statesled persian gulf war against iraq for their invasion and annexation of kuwait captivating history 4. The surprising interrogations that led to saddam husseins capture. Pages in category books about the 2003 invasion of iraq the following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. What all three of these books have in common, for all that they are written in different forms by very different men in different circumstances, is the way in which they are haunted by the terrible and mythic landscape of iraq by the names nineveh, tigris, euphrates and by the shadowy presence of historys old wars, from the american. Online shopping for iraq war from a great selection at books store. A reading list of modern war stories the new york times. War with iraq never debated by dan froomkin washington in his new book, former secretary of state colin powell provides what may be the most authoritative confirmation yet that there was never a considered debate in the george w. And since 1990, when america went to war against iraq to liberate kuwait, washington has remained obsessed with saddam hussein. Iraniraq war, 198088, protracted military conflict between iran and iraq. This week marks the 10year anniversary of the start of the iraq war.

At that early date the question seemed more than a little tongue in cheek they acknowledged that stephen crane didnt write the red badge of courage until decades after the civil war had ended, and their. Three decades ago iran and iraq became embroiled in a devastating eightyear war which served to redefine the international relations of the gulf region. A new generation has come home and has written and is still writing powerful books about the counterinsurgency in iraq and afghanistan. Out of the 1991 war against iraq comes anthony swofford, a marine sniper. The iraq war spanned nearly the entirety of two presidential administrations in the united states, leading to shifting strategies and new. Finally, a realistic iraq war novel the new republic. In addition, a new regime in iraq would allow the united states to remove its troops from saudi arabia, where they fueled extremism, and to have another friendly source of oil. Finally, there is the biographical approach to military history, wherein an author focuses on a person or a group and tells the tale of a conflict through the lens of key players. We see the world through the stories we tell, and until recently the story most americans told themselves about the war in iraq was a simple and dramatic narrative of imminent threat, daring triumph, and heroic liberationa story neatly embodied in images of a dictators toppling statue and a president in full flight gear swaggering across a carrier deck. The books on the iraniraq war have been neither voluminous nor satisfying, in part because iran and iraq have remained relatively closed to scholars, and no. After bush won the white house in 2000, the arab world had no illusions about the new administrations determination to confront saddam hussein. It is death, fear, power, love, adrenaline, sacrifice, glory, and the will to survive.