Running The War In Iraq: An Australian General, 300,000 Troops, The Bloodiest Conflict Of Our Time

AUSTRALIAN MILITARY

It’s the most controversial conflict of our time: a war which has divided citizens, politicians, and militaries, resulted in headlines about torture and suicide bombings, death and destruction. there’s no single identifiable enemy and no exit strategy. So how will the war in Iraq be won? What would victory look like?When Australian Major General Jim Molan was deployed to the war to oversee a force of 300,000 troops, including 155,000 Americans, he faced these and other questions on a daily basis. In Running the War in Iraq he gives a gripping insider’s account of what modern warfare entails – the ghastly body count, the complex decisions which will mean life or death, the divide between political masters and foot soldiers – and the small, hard-won triumphs.
Jim Molan is an Australian Liberal senator and retired army major general. In April 2004, he deployed for a year to Iraq as the Coalition’s chief of operations, where he controlled the manoeuvre operations of all forces across all of Iraq, including the security of Iraq’s oil, electricity and rail infrastructure.Since leaving the military, Jim has been a commentator on defence and security issues, and has written regularly for a number of journals and blogs. Until September 2014, he was a principal of Aadi Defence Pty Ltd, facilitating access for Australian industry to defence technology grants and working with other high technology industries, and was nominated as chairman of two companies attempting to commence trading in Australia. He was a consultant to Deakin University, BAE Systems Australia and Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI).He has been active in speaking out on defence issues, in particular, Australia’s preparedness against an aggressive China.
xiv, 358 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 24 cm. #050322/171122/220523
Molan, Andrew James, 1950- | Coalition Provisional Authority. | Iraq War, 2003-2011. | Postwar reconstruction — Iraq. | Administrative agencies — Iraq | Iraq — Politics and government — 2003-