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PublisherPerseus Books Group

ISBN-101586485288

ISBN-139781586485283

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Book TitleTell Me How this Ends : General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq

Number of Pages432 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicMilitary / Iraq War (2003-2011)

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorLinda Robinson

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight27.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-021517

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"New York Times Notable Book of the Year" James Traub, New York Times Book Review , October 5, 2008 "...the first book about this new Iraq. It's a first-rate piece of work, probing and conscientious." David Kirkpatrick, The New York Times , October 26, 2008 "an admiring account of the troop "surge" in Iraq that Mr. McCain was among the first to embrace." Colonel Gregory Fontenot, Military Review , November/December issue "As a rule, hyperbole is permissible for the 'blurbs' on the jacket of books and not in reviews, but in the case of Linda Robinson's Tell Me How This Ends , it's a hard one to follow. Robinson's book is among the best written about the war in Iraq...." Military Times , November 17, 2008 "The author who persuaded press-shy Special Forces soldiers to open up in the fascinating "Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces" (PublicAffairs, 2004) has done it again. This time, she persuaded Petraeus -- now head of U.S. Central Command -- and others in Iraq to talk, and she listened. And evidently, she took good notes. The result is not as dramatic as "Chaos," but given the themes -- politics and management -- the insights in "Tell Me How This Ends" make the book worthwhile contemporary history and, foremost, military biography." John Nagl, Army Magazine , December issue "Likely to remain the best analysis of General Petraeus' role in the decisive years of the war in Iraq short of the general's own memoirs.", "New York Times Notable Book of the Year" James Traub, New York Times Book Review , October 5, 2008 "â€¦the first book about this new Iraq. It's a first-rate piece of work, probing and conscientious." David Kirkpatrick, The New York Times , October 26, 2008 "an admiring account of the troop "surge" in Iraq that Mr. McCain was among the first to embrace." Colonel Gregory Fontenot, Military Review , November/December issue "As a rule, hyperbole is permissible for the 'blurbs' on the jacket of books and not in reviews, but in the case of Linda Robinson's Tell Me How This Ends , it's a hard one to follow. Robinson's book is among the best written about the war in Iraqâ€¦." Military Times , November 17, 2008 "The author who persuaded press-shy Special Forces soldiers to open up in the fascinating "Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces" (PublicAffairs, 2004) has done it again. This time, she persuaded Petraeus - now head of U.S. Central Command - and others in Iraq to talk, and she listened. And evidently, she took good notes. The result is not as dramatic as "Chaos," but given the themes - politics and management - the insights in "Tell Me How This Ends" make the book worthwhile contemporary history and, foremost, military biography." John Nagl, Army Magazine , December issue "Likely to remain the best analysis of General Petraeus' role in the decisive years of the war in Iraq short of the general's own memoirs.", James Traub,New York Times Book Review, October 5, 2008 "â€¦the first book about this new Iraq. It's a first-rate piece of work, probing and conscientious.", "New York Times Notable Book of the Year"James Traub,New York Times Book Review, October 5, 2008 "â€¦the first book about this new Iraq. It's a first-rate piece of work, probing and conscientious." David Kirkpatrick,The New York Times, October 26, 2008 "an admiring account of the troop "surge" in Iraq that Mr. McCain was among the first to embrace." Colonel Gregory Fontenot,Military Review, November/December issue "As a rule, hyperbole is permissible for the 'blurbs' on the jacket of books and not in reviews, but in the case of Linda Robinson'sTell Me How This Ends, it's a hard one to follow. Robinson's book is among the best written about the war in Iraqâ€¦." Military Times, November 17, 2008 "The author who persuaded press-shy Special Forces soldiers to open up in the fascinating "Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces" (PublicAffairs, 2004) has done it again. This time, she persuaded Petraeus - now head of U.S. Central Command - and others in Iraq to talk, and she listened. And evidently, she took good notes. The result is not as dramatic as "Chaos," but given the themes - politics and management - the insights in "Tell Me How This Ends" make the book worthwhile contemporary history and, foremost, military biography."John Nagl,Army Magazine, December issue "Likely to remain the best analysis of General Petraeus' role in the decisive years of the war in Iraq short of the general's own memoirs."

Dewey Decimal956.7044/3

SynopsisOn the ground in Iraq, with General Petraeus and his commanders, the author of the New York Times bestseller Masters of Chaos reports on the endgame of a controversial war., After a series of disastrous missteps in its conduct of the war, the White House in 2006 appointed General David Petraeus as the Commanding General of the coalition forces. Tell Me How This Ends is an inside account of his attempt to turn around a failing war. Linda Robinson conducted extensive interviews with Petraeus and his subordinate commanders and spent weeks with key U.S. and Iraqi divisions. The result is the only book that ties together military operations in Iraq and the internecine political drama that is at the heart of the civil war. Replete with dramatic battles, behind-doors confrontations, and astute analysis, the book tells the full story of the Iraq War's endgame, and lays out the options that will be facing the next president when he or she takes office in January 2009.

LC Classification NumberDS79.76.R63885 2008