Full name: A Fist in the Hornet's Nest: On the Ground in Baghdad Before, During & After the War

Author: Richard Engel Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction, History Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781401307622 9781401301156 1401307620 1401301150

Now in paperback, an insightful book that answers the questions that America wants answered. Based on his private journals and his public interviews, A Fist in the Hornet's Nest is Richard Engel's harrowing, fascinating, and informative view of Iraq from street level. Through his wartime reportage, Engel has emerged as one of the preeminent journalists of his generation and an invaluable source on Middle Eastern affairs. For those in search of an in-depth analysis or those trying to make sense of the recent war, Engel's book is as elucidating as it is riveting. His critical assessments for the future of the Gulf region and his analysis of where the American campaign succeeded and where, in some instances, it has failed constitute a book that is sure to be an invaluable contribution to the Middle Eastern debate for years to come. Similar books: The Fall of Baghdad by Jon Lee Anderson Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran Fiasco by Thomas E. Ricks The Gamble by Thomas E. Ricks Cobra II by Michael R. Gordon Night Draws Near by Anthony Shadid The Assassins' Gate by George Packer Naked in Baghdad by Anne Garrels The Threatening Storm by Kenneth M. Pollack The Iraq War by John Keegan The Good Soldiers by David Finkel In the Company of Soldiers by Rick Atkinson The End of Iraq by Peter W. Galbraith The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell by John Crawford Joker One by Donovan Campbell Dead Wake by Erik Larson The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson Go Like Hell by A. J. Baime