Mandi Chestler
Cobra II is aptly named as the book makes clear this war was snake bit from the beginning due to poor planning at the highest level--particularly with the lack of post-war plans. If you have any doubts about whether or not Rummy mucked the war effort up badly, this book explains the whole sorry tale in great detail. Franks and Bremmer come off like a couple of snakes as well. Lots of factual detail makes the mistakes in this war painfully real and very heart wrenching. The troops and their immediate commanders in the field are presented as the real heroes that have been woefully abused by the powers that be. The summary at the end of Disk 8 is particulary helpful.