Why the Iraqi resistance to the coalition invasion was so weak
Coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) were able to take down Saddam Hussein's regime in less than three weeks, at the cost of relatively few Coalition casualties. This monograph draws upon information derived primarily from interviews with and interrogations of senior Iraqi military...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Rand Corporation
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433087206719 |
| Summary: | Coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) were able to take down Saddam Hussein's regime in less than three weeks, at the cost of relatively few Coalition casualties. This monograph draws upon information derived primarily from interviews with and interrogations of senior Iraqi military and civilian officials to examine why the Iraqi resistance in March and April 2003 was so weak. The research focused on two questions: (1) Why did the Iraqi Regular Army and Republican Guard forces do so little fighting? and (2) Why did Iraqi leaders fail to adopt certain defensive measures that would h |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-152). |
| ISBN: | 9781281181022 9786611181024 9780833042606 |
