Cutting through the headlines and spin, this is the first book to give us a true picture of the reality on the ground, through the words of the people there - from commanders to intelligence officers, army doctors to ordinary soldiers. Providing eye-witness accounts that contradict the official stories and figures, they give a chilling picture of the deceit, stupidity, wishful thinking, lack of forward planning and total intellectual failure of those behind the invasion. The result is an extraordinary new insight into the plight of ordinary soldiers doing nightmarish jobs, and the real nature of the fighting in Iraq.
- ISBN10 159420103X
- ISBN13 9781594201035
- Publish Date 1 August 2006 (first published 1 July 2006)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 May 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Penguin Press
- Edition Annotated edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 482
- Language English