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Blunder - Britain's War in Iraq (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,424
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Blunder - Britain's War in Iraq (Hardcover): Patrick Porter

Blunder - Britain's War in Iraq (Hardcover)

Patrick Porter

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Why did Britain go to war in Iraq in 2003? Existing accounts stress dodgy dossiers, intelligence failures, and the flaws of individual leaders. Deploying the large number of primary documents now available, this book puts ideas at the centre of the story. As the book argues, Britain's war in Iraq was caused by bad ideas that were dogmatically held and widely accepted. Three ideas in particular formed the war's intellectual foundations: the notion of the undeterrable, fanatical rogue state; the vision that the West's path to security is to break and remake states; and the conceit that by paying the 'blood price', Britain could secure influence in Washington DC. These issues matter, because although the Iraq War happened fifteen years ago, it is still with us. As well as its severe consequences for regional and international security, the ideas that powered the war persist in Western security debate. If all wars are fought twice, first on the battlefield and the second time in memory, this book enters the battle over what Iraq means now, and what we should learn.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2018
Authors: Patrick Porter (Professor of International Security and Strategy)
Dimensions: 241 x 164 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-880796-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Armed conflict
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > General
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
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LSN: 0-19-880796-1
Barcode: 9780198807964

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