Author

Publication

2004-10-31 - New York Review Books

Language

English

Word Count

152,000 words, Guess

Page Count

608 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

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Classifications

  • LCCDS79.76 .D36 2004

First Sentence

IN NOVEMBER of 2003 in Iraq, I traveled to Falluja during the early days of what would become known as the "Ramadan Offensive"-when suicide bombers in the space of less than an hour destroyed the Red Cross headquarters and four police stations, and daily attacks by insurgents against US troops doubled, and the American adventure in Iraq entered a bleak tunnel from which it has yet to emerge.

Excerpt

IN NOVEMBER of 2003 in Iraq, I traveled to Falluja during the early days of what would become known as the "Ramadan Offensive"-when suicide bombers in the space of less than an hour destroyed the Red Cross headquarters and four police stations, and daily attacks by insurgents against US troops doubled, and the American adventure in Iraq entered a bleak tunnel from which it has yet to emerge.

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Other Editions

  • Torture and Truth: America, Abu Ghraib, and the War on TerrorPaperbackNew York Review Books2004-10-31

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