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The Iraq War / Simon Adams.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Secret history (Arcturus Publishing)Publication details: Mankato, Minn. : Arcturus Pub, c2010.Description: 46 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 1848376987 (library binding)
  • 9781848376984 (library binding)
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Contents:
War against Iraq -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Secret base -- Watching the enemy -- Invasion and occupation -- Weaponry -- Bombing by stealth -- Special forces -- Battle of Debecka Pass -- Secret prisons -- Capturing Saddam -- Guerrilla warfare -- Insurgency -- Kidnap! -- Iranian connection -- Task Force Black -- Propaganda -- Surge -- Conclusion.
Summary: "This high-interest series, aimed at reluctant readers, looks at secret campaigns behind the major conflicts of the past 100 years. Biographical sidebars focus on heroic or notorious personalities. Highlighted fact features include special operations and their results, resistance movements, propaganda and the history of the time--as is known...and not readily known"--Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 956.7044 A217 Available 33111006361519
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In warfare, the battles grab most of the attention. But there is also a secret history to every war. In this series we look at this hidden world of spies, double agents, assassins, and saboteurs, and learn how their actions affected the course of the world's most devastating conflicts. The book explores the secrets of the Iraq War. Following Saddam's overthrow, the war quickly descended into a brutal conflict between occupiers and insurgents in which surveillance and special operations played a vital role. Read this book and learn about: the MQ-1 Predator, an unmanned, remote-control aircraft that spied on and attacked enemy targets Operation Red Dawn-how Coalition forces captured Saddam Hussein how Iran secretly supplied Shi'a militias with weapons Book jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

War against Iraq -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Secret base -- Watching the enemy -- Invasion and occupation -- Weaponry -- Bombing by stealth -- Special forces -- Battle of Debecka Pass -- Secret prisons -- Capturing Saddam -- Guerrilla warfare -- Insurgency -- Kidnap! -- Iranian connection -- Task Force Black -- Propaganda -- Surge -- Conclusion.

"This high-interest series, aimed at reluctant readers, looks at secret campaigns behind the major conflicts of the past 100 years. Biographical sidebars focus on heroic or notorious personalities. Highlighted fact features include special operations and their results, resistance movements, propaganda and the history of the time--as is known...and not readily known"--Provided by publisher.

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