Running the war in Iraq an Australian general, 300,000 troops, the bloodiest conflict of our time

Jim Molan is the Australian General who served in Iraq with the Coalition during 2004-05. Initially, under General Ricardo Sanchez, he worked on infrastructure: trying to restore/maintain the provision of water, power and rail services. Under General George W. Casey, he became Deputy Chief of Staff...

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Main Author: Molan, Jim
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sydney, Australia HarperCollins 2008
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Call Number :DS 79.76 .M65 2008

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