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A Time of Our Choosing: Americ's War in Iraq
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Times Books
Publication date November 1, 2003
Pages 319
Binding Hardcover
Edition 1
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780805075625
ISBN-10 0805075623
Dimensions 1 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight 1.38 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $25.00
§As reported by publisher
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Looks at the whole picture of the war in Iraq from the New York Times resources and reportage, discussing the fighting, politics, and consequences. (view table of contents)
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The authoritative account of America’s most controversial war since Vietnam, a conflict in which “shock and awe” were not confined to the battlefield

It was a war like no other the United States had ever fought. It began with the bombing of Saddam Hussein’s bunker and ended with statues of the Iraqi dictator being toppled in downtown Baghdad, and it marked a turning point in America’s relations with its enemies, its allies, and its sense of itself. Yet most Americans experienced the war as impressionistic and often confusing—the story of one battle here, one unit there, a report from one city, then another, without the larger context we so urgently needed. Each reporter had his “slice” of the war, it seemed, but no one had the whole story or the broad view.

A Time of Our Choosing fills that gap brilliantly, drawing on the unparalleled resources and reportage of The New York Times. Todd S. Purdum, one of the paper’s most gifted storytellers, traces the war in Iraq from the first rumblings after 9/11, to the diplomatic recriminations at the United Nations, to the battles themselves and their aftermath. He deftly rolls out the whole canvas before our eyes, showing how the individual “slices” fit together into a single, gripping drama.

Purdum also explores the complex legacy of America’s near-unilateral action. Since the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush has vowed that the United States would confront its enemies “at a time of our choosing,” and Purdum shows in vivid terms what this choice has meant for our now transformed world.


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9780805075625 | details & prices | 319 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.38 lbs | List price $25.00
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