Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq

Informed by unparalleled access to still-secret documents, interviews with top field commanders, and a review of the military's own internal after-action reports, Cobra II is the definitive chronicle of America's invasion and occupation of Iraq, a conflict that could not be lost but one that the United States failed to win decisively.

From the Pentagon to the White House to the American command centers in the field, the book reveals the inside story of how the war was actually planned and fought.