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Also by Bernard E. Trainor:

Cobra II, March 2007
Hardcover
Cobra II, March 2006
Hardcover

Also by Michael R. Gordon:

Cobra II, March 2007
Hardcover
Cobra II, March 2006
Hardcover

COBRA II
By: Bernard E. Trainor, Michael R. Gordon

The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq

Vintage
March 2007
On Sale: February 27, 2007
784 pages
ISBN: 1400075394
EAN: 9781400075393
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction

Written by the chief military correspondent of the New York Times and a prominent retired Marine general, this is the definitive account of the invasion of Iraq.

A stunning work of investigative journalism, Cobra II describes in riveting detail how the American rush to Baghdad provided the opportunity for the virulent insurgency that followed. As Gordon and Trainor show, the brutal aftermath was not inevitable and was a surprise to the generals on both sides. Based on access to unseen documents and exclusive interviews with the men and women at the heart of the war, Cobra II provides firsthand accounts of the fighting on the ground and the high-level planning behind the scenes. Now with a new afterword that addresses what transpired after the fateful events of the summer of 2003, this is a peerless re-creation and analysis of the central event of our times.

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Talk of the Nation - June 26, 2008