The Endgame

Bernard E. Trainor · first published 2012 · ISBN 9780307377227

This final volume completes the authors' account of America's Iraq War from 2003 through the 2011 withdrawal. The narrative covers the surge strategy under General David Petraeus, the internal politics that shaped policy decisions from Washington through Baghdad, and the complex aftermath involving Iranian influence and sectarian tensions. Trainor's analysis captures how military objectives shifted as Iraq's political landscape proved far more complex than planners had anticipated.