3. “Phase IV” and the Invasion of Iraq

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. List of Abbreviations xiii
5. Introduction: Ambitious Aims and Meager Plans 1
6. 1. Strategic Assessment and Noncombat Operations 13
7. 2. The Occupation of Germany 47
8. 3. “Phase IV” and the Invasion of Iraq 82
9. 4. An Occupation That Never Was: Korea, 1950 – 1951 124
10. 5. State Building during Escalation in Vietnam 167
11. Conclusion: Reviewing Theoretical and Policy Implications 202
12. Notes 217
13. Index 259