HUBRIS IGNORANCE AND THE AMERICAN WAR IN IRAQ
Explore critical American books on hubris and ignorance in the Iraq War. Discover insightful analyses and accounts of the conflict's failures and lessons.
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All the Shah's Men
by Stephen Kinzer
This is the first full-length account of the CIA's coup d'etat in Iran in 1953—a covert operation whose consequences are still with us today. Written by a noted New York Times journalist, this book is based on documents about the coup (including some lengthy internal CIA reports) that have now been declassified. Stephen Kinzer's compelling narrative is at once a vital piece of history, a cautionary tale, and a real-life espionage thriller.
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The Prize
by Daniel Yergin
Chronicles the history of the oil industry and the forces that have shaped the modern world.
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Imperial Hubris
by Michael Scheuer
According to the author, the greatest danger for Americans confronting the Islamist threat is to believe--at the urging of U.S. leaders--that Muslims attack us for what we are and what we think rather than for what we do.
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Against All Enemies
by Richard A. Clarke
Richard Clarke has been one of America's foremost experts on counterterrorism measures for more than two decades. Here he tells the disturbing truth about the war on terror.
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Rise of the Vulcans
by Jim Mann
In the tradition of "The Wise Men" comes the first group portrait of the inner circle of George W. Bush's team--Rumsfeld, Cheney, Powell, Armitage, Rice, and Wolfowitz.
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Worse Than Watergate
by John Wesley Dean
The former counsel to President Nixon provides a critique of the Bush administration, its obsession with secrecy, and its willingness to deceive the American people.
