Incredibly bad editing - 1st chapter refers to the death of Saddam's sons, and later the capture of Saddam, as happening in 2002. Didn't the war start in 2003? Quite a contrast to "Fiasco", Keegan shrugs off most of the pre- and post-war controversies over WMD. It takes a distinctly British view, looking into the mind of Tony Blair, but not George W. Bush. The first 2/3 of the book (141 pages) is about the history of Iraq (1920-2003) before the 2nd Gulf War. This was written in 2004, so he may be forgiven, but Keegan thinks of the war as the 21 day invasion, not the aftermath. The aftermath is covered in 14 pages, mostly discussing the Kay affair in Britian. By his reasoning, the war was successful. The maps are pretty good, you can find most (but not all) places of engagement referenced in the text.

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