Cobra II

Bernard E. Trainor · first published 2006 · ISBN 9780375422621

Covering the 2003 invasion and initial occupation of Iraq, this work traces the decisions made by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, President George W. Bush, and the Pentagon's top commanders. The authors reconstruct major battles through interviews with those who fought them, while analyzing how American intelligence failures and miscalculations about post-invasion stability set the stage for years of conflict. Trainor's military background allows him to evaluate operational decisions with both critical distance and technical understanding.