{"product_id":"the-gamble-general-petraeus-and-the-american-military-adventure-in-iraq-9780143116912","title":"The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq","description":"\u003cb\u003e Thomas E. Rick's news-breaking follow up to the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eFiasco\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now updated to fully document the inside story of the Iraq war since late 2005, \u003ci\u003eThe Gamble\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of the insurgency within the U.S. military that led to a radical shift in America's strategy. Based on unprecedented real-time access to the military's entire chain of command, Ricks examines the events that took place as the military was forced to reckon with itself, the surge was launched, and a very different war began. His stunning conclusion, stated in the last line of the book, is that \"the events for which the Iraq war will be remembered probably have not yet happened.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas E. Ricks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.62w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143116912","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44402294554761,"sku":"9780143116912","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3f170599-70a3-4262-83e4-6286dabf64e6.jpg?v=1752624842","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-gamble-general-petraeus-and-the-american-military-adventure-in-iraq-9780143116912","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}