Peter Mansoor
Contributor
Chair of Military History, The Ohio State University, U.S. Author of Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq and Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War.
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Improvised explosive device (IED), a homemade bomb, constructed from military or nonmilitary components, that is frequently employed by guerrillas, insurgents, and other nonstate actors as a crude but effective weapon against a conventional military force. When used as roadside bombs, IEDs can…
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Publications (2)
Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War (Yale Library of Military History)
Using Newly Declassified Documents, Interviews, And Published Sources, A Member Of General David Petraeus' Personal Staff Provides An Insider Account Of The Troop Surge In Iraq And How Key Political Leaders Orchestrated It. Maps -- Prologue Baghdad, February 11, 2007 -- A War Almost Lost -- Designing The Surge -- Fardh Al-qanoon -- Tower 57 -- The Awakening -- Turning The Tide -- Testimony -- Power Politics -- Charge Of The Knights -- The Surge In Retrospect -- Appendix 1: Report To Congress On The...
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Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq (Yale Library of Military History)
An On-the-ground Commander Describes His Brigade's First Year In Iraq After The U.s. Forces Seized Baghdad In The Spring Of 2003, And Explains What Went Right And Wrong As The U.s. Military Confronted An Insurgency, In A Firsthand Analysis Of Success And Failure In Iraq.