This book gives an overview of twenty-one key events that shaped the Iraq War, including the background to the war, the clashes over weapons inspections, the fall of Saddam Hussein, the worsening violence inside Iraq, the Iraqi elections, and the planned withdrawal of troops.

Title proper from title frame. Includes chronologies. Includes glossary. "This edition first published in 2010 by Arcturus Publishing, distributed by Black Rabbit Books."

Defeat and humiliation, March 3, 1991 - Kurdish safe haven, April 5, 1991 - Weapons inspection clashes, October 29, 1997 - UNMOVIC, December 17, 1999 - Resolution 1441, November 8, 2002 - Protests against war, February 15, 2003 - Invasion, March 20, 2003 - The fall of Baghdad, April 9, 2003 - "Mission Accomplished," May 1, 2003 - Dismantling Saddam's regime, May 22, 2003 - Attack on the UN Embassy, August 19, 2003 - The capture of Saddam, December 13, 2003 - Abu Ghraib, March 21, 2004 - Transfer of power, June 28, 2004 - The Battle for Fallujah, November 8, 2004 - The first elections, January 30, 2005 - Attack on the al-Askari Mosque, February 22, 2006 - Troop surge, January 10, 2007 - A divided government, August 1, 2007 - Iran's president visits Iraq, March 2, 2008 - Withdrawal, December 15, 2011 - Key figures in the Iraq War.