 | The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual by United States
Buy new: £8.59 / Used from: £8.92 Written under the leadership of Gen. David Petraeus, this manual has revolutionized the way US soldiers fought the Iraq campaign as they learned valuable lessons from previous mistakes.
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 | Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam by John A. Nagl
Buy new: £9.08 / Used from: £7.20 Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl, who co-authored the above manual, compares the success of Britain in Malaya, to the US in Vietnam, and draws stark conclusions for Iraq policy.
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 | The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq by Bing West
Buy new: £15.38 / Used from: £5.18 One of the most important books on the Iraq war. The failures, the successes, the change in strategy, the Anbar Awakening etc...This is an honest and exhaustive account of how the corner was turned.
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 | Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq (Yale Library of Military History) by PR Mansoor
Buy new: £17.10 / Used from: £10.20 A brigade commander's first year in Iraq and the counterinsurgency lessons that he learned. Excellent, no-nonsense memoir which I hope will be widely read for years to come.
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 | Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way out of Iraq. by Linda Robinson
Buy new: £11.37 / Used from: £7.46 The first "surge" book which is a great testament to David Petraeus and his leadership abilities. From politics and statesmanship diplomacy, to on-the-ground tactics and counterinsurgency. Great book
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 | Moment of Truth in Iraq by Michael Yon
Buy new: £16.29 / Used from: £14.93 If this book doesn't change your mind about the success in Iraq, then nothing will. Yon is simply the greatest non-partisan war journalist of this era, and his blog and book are simply exceptional.
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 | Achieving Victory in Iraq: Countering an Insurgery by Dominic J. Caraccilo
Buy new: £17.84 / Used from: £13.85 A powerful rebuttal to Tom Ricks "Fiasco" book. These intelligent and brave warriors offer a plan of action post-surge to consolidate the gains, draw-down and complete victory.
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 | The Gamble: General Petraeus and the Untold Story of the American Surge in Iraq, 2006-2008: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 by Thomas E. Ricks
Buy new: £15.00 / Used from: £11.58 Why can't people just admit they are wrong? His book "Fiasco" is also looking increasingly irrelevant and wrong.
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 | The War within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008 (Bush at War Part 4) by Bob Woodward
Buy new: £12.21 / Used from: £9.95 Oh dear...Another Woodward hatchet-job on Bush. This time its the discredited failure George Casey who dictates the narrative (last time it was Tenet). The surge has worked - Casey/Abizaid were wrong.
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 | The Surge: A Military History: 0 by Kagan
Buy new: £12.59 / Used from: £13.26 The brilliant Kagan (wife of Surge author Fred) has been one of the most honest and intelligent analysts of the Iraq war. Read her surge articles at the Weekly Standard
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