Blind Into Baghdad

America's War in Iraq

James Fallows

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Vintage Books USA
15 August 2006

History; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; Military history; Iraq War; International relations; Warfare & defence

In the autumn of 2002, Atlantic Monthly national correspondent James Fallows wrote an article predicting many of the problems America would face if it invaded Iraq. After events confirmed many of his predictions, Fallows went on to write some of the most acclaimed, award-winning journalism on the planning and execution of the war, much of which has been assigned as required reading within the U.S. military.

In Blind Into Baghdad, Fallows takes us from the planning of the war through the struggles of reconstruction. With unparalleled access and incisive analysis, he shows us how many of the difficulties were anticipated by experts whom the administration ignored.

Fallows examines how the war in Iraq undercut the larger ”war on terror” and why Iraq still had no army two years after the invasion. In a sobering conclusion, he interviews soldiers, spies, and diplomats to imagine how a war in Iran might play out. This is an important and essential book to understand

where and how the war went wrong, and what it means for America.

By: James Fallows
Imprint: Vintage Books USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 279g
ISBN: 9780307277961
ISBN 10: 0307277968
Pages: 229
Publication Date: 15 August 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction The Fifty-First State? Blind into Baghdad Bush’s Lost Year Why Iraq Has No Army Will Iran Be Next? Afterword

Reviews for Blind Into Baghdad: America's War in Iraq

No one was more prescient than James Fallows about the war in Iraq and what it would entail. Andrew Sullivan The Iraq imbroglio has produced some amazing and, for war supporters, painful essays. . . . <i>Blind Into Baghdad</i> . . . show[s] that most of what happened in postwar Iraq was predicted prewar by government analysts. It's just that their reports were suppressed or ignored by the people making the decisions. David Brooks, <i>The New York Times</i>