The occupation of Iraq: winning the war, losing the peace

Preface

Introduction

The great divides

The rise of the oppostion

The build-up to war

The invasion

Occupation authorities

A collapsed state : a ruined economy : a damaged society

Deepening the rifts in a British society

Dismantling the Ba'athist state

The formation of the governing council and the rise of the insurgency

The shadow of real power

The enigma of Ayatollah Sistani

A constitution in waiting

The fires of sectarian hatreds

A Marshall Plan for Iraq

April 2004 : the turning point

The interim Iraqi government

Arabs and Persians

Showdown at the shrine

To hold or abort an election

Corruption and the potemkin state

Iraqi society on the eve of free elections

The vote

Negotiating a constitution

Crisis and the Jaafari government

Into uncharted waters.