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Book SynopsisOffers an analysis of US counterinsurgency operations in Iraq, and along with it lessons for America's military and political leaders of the twenty-first century. This book presents a record of what happened after US forces seized Baghdad in the spring of 2003.
Trade Review"Peter Mansoor's extraordinarily valuable
Baghdad at Sunrise . . . . is a far better guide to counterinsurgency warfare than the official manual published by the Army and Marines. . . . This book has more intellectual integrity and utility."—Ralph Peters,
New York Post -- Ralph Peters * New York Post *
"The poetically titled Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq takes discussion of foreign policy down to the nitty-gritty of operational reality."—Benjamin Lytal, New York Sun (Fall Books Preview)
-- Benjamin Lytal * New York Sun *
"This is a moving, clear, lucid, and extrememly valuable account of midlevel operations in Iraq in the early, crucial stages of the insurgency, with many valuable lessons. . . . As a memoir, Col. Mansoor's book is honest, moving and exceptionally readable."—Martin Sieff,
Washington Times -- Martin Sieff * Washington Times *
