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A war of choice : the British in Iraq 2003-9
- Title
- A war of choice : the British in Iraq 2003-9 / Jack Fairweather.
- Author
- Fairweather, Jack.
- Publication
- London : Jonathan Cape, 2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | DS79.765.G7 F357 2011 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 431 pages : maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- When Tony Blair plunged Britain into war he thought that, shortly thereafter, Iraq would emerge as a peaceful democracy. Instead the invasion sparked the worst foreign policy disaster since the Suez crisis in 1956. A War of Choice is a compelling and authoritative portrayal of Britain's war in Iraq. At the outset, Blair insisted that Britain went to war to influence American decision-making. Based on over three hundred interviews, A War of Choice gives the inside story of Blair's war cabinet, Whitehall power struggles and intrigue at the White House, and traces the evolution of the special relationship, from the secret deals struck by Blair, to Brown's desperate bid to save his premiership, which brought already-strained relations with America to the verge of collapse. - Publisher.
- Subject
- Since 1997
- Geschichte 2003-2009
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Participation, British
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Diplomatic history
- History
- Diplomatic history
- Diplomatic relations
- Military participation > British
- Politics and government
- Golfkrieg 2003
- Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1997-
- Iraq > Politics and government > 2003-
- Great Britain
- Iraq
- Großbritannien
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-406) and index.
- Contents
- About the book -- About the author -- Maps -- Dramatis personae -- Note on the text -- Prologue : The birthday party -- Strategic communication -- Basra mon amour -- Occupation -- The emerald city -- Breadbasket -- Death in the marshes -- Ministry of culture -- Our man in Baghdad -- Neocolonialists -- Uprising -- Danny Boy -- Out of Iraq -- Police -- Fartosi -- Get elected -- Transition -- A proposal -- Don't mention Iraq -- Iran -- Jamiat -- Helmand -- Pike Force -- New coin, old rope -- The sheriff -- Breaking point -- Sinbad -- A marked man -- Lambo -- Palermo -- The deal -- On the run -- Charge of the knights -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 9780224089586
- 0224089587
- LCCN
- 2011514724
- OCLC
- ocn720536096
- 720536096
- SCSB-14468563
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library