{"product_id":"the-gamble-general-petraeus-and-the-american-military-adventure-in-iraq-paperback","title":"The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas E. Ricks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Thomas E. Rick's news-breaking follow up to the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eFiasco\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now updated to fully document the inside story of the Iraq war since late 2005, \u003ci\u003eThe Gamble\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of the insurgency within the U.S. military that led to a radical shift in America's strategy. Based on unprecedented real-time access to the military's entire chain of command, Ricks examines the events that took place as the military was forced to reckon with itself, the surge was launched, and a very different war began. His stunning conclusion, stated in the last line of the book, is that \"the events for which the Iraq war will be remembered probably have not yet happened.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas E. Ricks\u003c\/b\u003e is an adviser on national security at the New America Foundation, where he participates in its \"Future of War\" project. He was previously a fellow at the Center for a New American Security and is a contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, for which he writes the prizewinning blog \u003ci\u003eThe Best Defense\u003c\/i\u003e. Ricks covered the U.S. military for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e from 2000 through 2008. Until the end of 1999 he had the same beat at \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was a reporter for seventeen years. A member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, he covered U.S. military activities in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Generals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gamble\u003c\/i\u003e, and the number one \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eFiasco\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8.5 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978487202093,"sku":"9780143116912","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/S-gKyiqX8_9780143116912.webp?v=1775805439","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-gamble-general-petraeus-and-the-american-military-adventure-in-iraq-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}