Summary

In a dramatic three-week campaign beginning March 20, 2003, U.S. and British forces, along with several other countries in a coalition, destroyed the Iraqi army, defeating Saddam Hussein's oppressive regime. Over the coming months and years, former regime members, along with some armed anti-American forces from outside Iraq, engaged in a long and bitter armed resistance.

Iraq War, Fourth Edition covers all the background material necessary to understand the circumstances surrounding this particular military undertaking. An important and timely resource for middle and high school readers, this eBook explores the history of the region as well as the events leading up to and culminating in this war.

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About the Author(s)

Rodney P. Carlisle earned his B.A. in history from Harvard (cum laude) and both an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a former chair and professor emeritus of the history department at Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, where he taught for more than 30 years, specializing in 20th-century history, in particular military history. Carlisle is now professor emeritus there. He has written many articles and more than 30 books on history.