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Book Title: Struggle for Iraq : a View from the Ground Up
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Thomas M. Renahan
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Public Affairs & Administration, Corruption & Misconduct, Military / General, WORLD / Middle Eastern, Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: History, Political Science
Item Weight: 33.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 536 Pages
