Running the War in Iraq

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It's the most controversial conflict of our time: a war which has divided citizens, politicians, and militaries, resulted in headlines about torture and suicide bombings, death and destruction. There's no single identifiable enemy and no exit strategy. So how will the war in Iraq be won? What will victory look like? In 2004, when Australian Major General Jim Molan was deployed to the war to oversee a force of 300,000 troops, including 155,000 Americans, he faced these and other questions on a daily basis. In Running the War in Iraq he gives a gripping insider's account of what modern warfare entails - the ghastly body count, the complex decisions which will mean life or death, the divide between political masters and foot soldiers - and the small, hard-won triumphs.

Jim Molan was an Australian Liberal senator and retired army major general. In April 2004, he deployed for a year to Iraq as the Coalition forces' chief of operations, where he controlled the manoeuvre operations of all forces across all of Iraq, including the security of Iraq's oil, electricity and rail infrastructure. After leaving the military, Jim was a commentator on defence and security issues, and wrote regularly for a number of journals and blogs. Until September 2014, he was a principal of Aadi Defence Pty Ltd, facilitating access for Australian industry to defence technology grants and working with other high technology industries. He was a consultant to Deakin University, BAE Systems Australia and Israeli Aerospace Industries. Jim was an active in speaking out on defence issues, in particular, on Australia's preparedness against an aggressive China.