Victory Undone: The Defeat of Al-Qaeda in Iraq and Its Resurrection As ISIS - Rilegato

"Victory Undone: the Defeat and Resurrection of al-Qaeda in Iraq is an important and timely addition to the body of literature on the War against Terror. Carter Andress spent five years in the thick of the action, building the American-Iraqi Security Group into the most successful reconstruction and logistics contractor during the critical years between 2005 and 2010 when the fate of Iraq depended on victory over the al-Qaeda-led Sunni insurgency. Andress clearly demonstrates that this hard-won victory was achieved, only to be squandered by the corruption and ineptitude of the Baghdad government. The book is solid history that reads like a thriller."
General (ret.) Tommy Franks, Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command from 2000 to 2003 and leader of both Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom

"With Victory Undone, Carter Andress has given us the single best account of life at ground level during Iraq's reconstruction. Controversial and compelling, Carter’s propulsive memoir singularly unfolds the rapid evolution of a new breed: the contractor combatant. If you want to know what it felt like to be there, read this book."
Stuart W. Bowen Jr., former Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (2004 13)

"Drawing on his army and business experience, Mr. Andress has written a vivid narrative about the key role private contractors played in helping defeat Al Qaeda in Iraq. Mr. Andress, and his coauthor Mr. McConnell, provide clear evidence that the terrorists were defeated by early 2009 when civilian casualties had fallen 90 percent from 2006 levels. But the authors argue convincingly that the withdrawal of American forces two years later, by opening the door for jihadists to invade, may put that victory at risk."
Ambassador Paul Bremer, Presidential Envoy to Iraq (2003 2004)

Carter Andress is a world-renowned military contractor whose company, American-Iraqi Solutions Group (AISG) contributed to the defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Andress’s writing on Iraq and Afghanistan has been published by the Wall Street Journal and National Review Online and in Contractor Combatants: Tales of an Imbedded Capitalist.

Malcolm McConnell is the author or co-author of twenty-five books, including the wartime memoirs of Ambassador Paul Bremer and Generals Richard Myers, Hugh Shelton, and Tommy Franks and, with former CIA officer Antonio J. Menendez, of The Master of Disguise, adapted for Argo, winner of the 2013 Academy Award for Best Picture.