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'''Michael R. Gordon''' is the chief military correspondent for '']'' <ref>Gordon's page at .</ref>.
Together with ], he wrote most of ] of the ]'s case for ] in 2002. During the first phase of the ], he was the only newspaper reporter ] with the allied land command under General ], a position that "granted him unique access to cover the invasion strategy and its enactment"<ref name="pbs">"Engdame: Interviews", , 11 January 2007.</ref>. He and General ] have written two books together, including the best-selling '']''.


==As an author== ==As an author==
Gordon has written or co-written (with ]) four books: ''The Generals' War'', which covers the 1991 ]; '']'', which covers the ] begun in 2003;<ref name="Spiller"> {{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} "Military History: Wishful War," ''American Heritage'', Nov./Dec. 2006.</ref> ''The Endgame'', which details the U.S. struggle for Iraq from the aftermath of the invasion and the decision to "Surge" under the Bush administration, to the withdrawal of American troops under President Obama; and ''Degrade and Destroy: The Inside Story of the War Against the Islamic State, from Barack Obama to Donald Trump''.
Together with Bernard Trainor, he has written two books: ''The Generals' War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf'', which covers the 1991 ], and '']'', which covers the ] begun 2003.


''The General's War'' won high praise from several critics and decisionmakers, with then ] ] describing it as "a fascinating account of the war" that he would "recommend" "as something that gives them a different element of some of the key decisions that were made." ] described it as "A superb account and analysis of what went right and what went wrong in the Gulf War"; and ], writing in '']'', called it "the best single volume on the Gulf War."<ref name="random"> "Cobra II", at the . </ref> ''The General's War'' won high praise from several critics and decisionmakers, with then ] ] describing it as "a fascinating account of the war" that he would "recommend" "as something that gives them a different element of some of the key decisions that were made." ] described it as "A superb account and analysis of what went right and what went wrong in the Gulf War"; and ], writing in '']'', called it "the best single volume on the Gulf War."<ref name="random">"Cobra II", at the .</ref>


''Cobra II'', which "focuses on the rushed and haphazard preparations for war and the appalling relations between the major players," won praise from ] in '']'', who wrote that "the research is meticulous and properly sourced, the narrative authoritative, the human aspects of conflict never forgotten."<ref>Cobra II, reviewed by Lawrence Freedman, '''', Sep/Oct 2006.</ref> Gordon's paper, the '']'', called it "a work of prodigious research", adding that it "will likely become the benchmark by which other histories of the Iraq invasion are measured." '']'', while calling the book "splendid", wrote that "Gordon and Trainor remain imprisoned in an almost exclusively military analysis of what went wrong...(which)..unintentionally underplays the essential problem in Iraq--the problem of politics." <ref> "Optimism Goes to War", '']'', which "focuses on the rushed and haphazard preparations for war and the appalling relations between the major players," won praise from ] in '']'', who wrote that "the research is meticulous and properly sourced, the narrative authoritative, the human aspects of conflict never forgotten."<ref>Cobra II, reviewed by Lawrence Freedman, '' {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120708132438/http://fullaccess.foreignaffairs.org/20060901fabook85526a/michael-r-gordon-general-bernard-e-trainor/cobra-ii-the-inside-story-of-the-invasion-and-occupation-of-iraq.html |date=2012-07-08 }}'', Sep/Oct 2006.</ref> Gordon's paper, '']'', called it "a work of prodigious research", adding that it "will likely become the benchmark by which other histories of the Iraq invasion are measured." '']'', while calling the book "splendid", wrote that "Gordon and Trainor remain imprisoned in an almost exclusively military analysis of what went wrong ... (which) ... unintentionally underplays the essential problem in Iraq--the problem of politics."<ref>"Optimism Goes to War", by David Rieff, , April 12, 2006.</ref>

by David Rieff, , April 12, 2006.</ref>
== Rabta articles ==
From ] on New Years Day in 1989, Gordon, together with Steven Engelberg broke the news that Imhausen-Chemie, a West German chemical company, had been serving as the "prime contractor" for an alleged ]n ] production plant at ] since April 1980. The article was based a leak to Gordon "by U.S. administration officials of data that the United States previously had asked West Germany to keep secret".<ref name="wp">"W. Germany Assails U.S. on Libyan Plant", by Robert McCartney, , 7 January 1989</ref> The German government initially denied the allegations, but following further reports on the Rabta plants and pressure from the US administration, a total of three Imhausen employees, including the director, were convicted of illegally supplying CW materials to Libya in October 1991 and a fourth German national was convicted in 1996 for "facilitating Libya's acquisition of computer technology and other equipment to enhance chemical weapons development".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nti.org/countries/libya/|title=Libya}}</ref>

Gordon and Engelberg won a ] for international reporting following their series of articles.<ref></ref>

== Bibliography ==

* ''The Generals' War: The Inside Story Of The Conflict In The Gulf'' (with ], 1996) {{ISBN| 1843543540 }}
* ''Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq'' (with ], 2006) {{ISBN|1843543524}}
* ''The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama'' (with ], 2013) {{ISBN| 1843547805 }}
* ''Degrade and Destroy: The Inside Story of the War Against the Islamic State, from Barack Obama to Donald Trump'' (2022){{ISBN| 0374279896 }} <ref>Michael R. Gordon (2022), , Farrar, Straus & Giroux</ref>


==References== ==References==
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==External links==
* {{C-SPAN|19764}}
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American foreign policy expert, journalist and author
Gordon in Kuwait in April 2003

Michael R. Gordon has been a national security correspondent for The Wall Street Journal since October 2017. Previously, he was a military and diplomacy correspondent for The New York Times for 32 years. During the first phase of the Iraq War, he was the only newspaper reporter embedded with the allied land command under General Tommy Franks, a position that "granted him unique access to cover the invasion strategy and its enactment". He and General Bernard E. Trainor have written three books together, including the best-selling Cobra II. As journalists for The New York Times and citing anonymous U.S. officials, Gordon and Judith Miller were the first to report Saddam Hussein's alleged nuclear weapons program in September 2002 with the article "U.S. Says Hussein Intensifies Quest for A-Bomb Parts."

As an author

Gordon has written or co-written (with Bernard Trainor) four books: The Generals' War, which covers the 1991 Gulf War; Cobra II, which covers the Iraq War begun in 2003; The Endgame, which details the U.S. struggle for Iraq from the aftermath of the invasion and the decision to "Surge" under the Bush administration, to the withdrawal of American troops under President Obama; and Degrade and Destroy: The Inside Story of the War Against the Islamic State, from Barack Obama to Donald Trump.

The General's War won high praise from several critics and decisionmakers, with then Defense Secretary Dick Cheney describing it as "a fascinating account of the war" that he would "recommend" "as something that gives them a different element of some of the key decisions that were made." Jim Lehrer described it as "A superb account and analysis of what went right and what went wrong in the Gulf War"; and Eliot Cohen, writing in Foreign Affairs, called it "the best single volume on the Gulf War."

Cobra II, which "focuses on the rushed and haphazard preparations for war and the appalling relations between the major players," won praise from Lawrence Freedman in Foreign Affairs, who wrote that "the research is meticulous and properly sourced, the narrative authoritative, the human aspects of conflict never forgotten." Gordon's paper, The New York Times, called it "a work of prodigious research", adding that it "will likely become the benchmark by which other histories of the Iraq invasion are measured." The New Republic, while calling the book "splendid", wrote that "Gordon and Trainor remain imprisoned in an almost exclusively military analysis of what went wrong ... (which) ... unintentionally underplays the essential problem in Iraq--the problem of politics."

Rabta articles

From West Germany on New Years Day in 1989, Gordon, together with Steven Engelberg broke the news that Imhausen-Chemie, a West German chemical company, had been serving as the "prime contractor" for an alleged Libyan chemical weapons production plant at Rabta since April 1980. The article was based a leak to Gordon "by U.S. administration officials of data that the United States previously had asked West Germany to keep secret". The German government initially denied the allegations, but following further reports on the Rabta plants and pressure from the US administration, a total of three Imhausen employees, including the director, were convicted of illegally supplying CW materials to Libya in October 1991 and a fourth German national was convicted in 1996 for "facilitating Libya's acquisition of computer technology and other equipment to enhance chemical weapons development".

Gordon and Engelberg won a George Polk Award for international reporting following their series of articles.

Bibliography

References

  1. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gordon-8b034a150
  2. "Engdame: Interviews", WGBH Public Broadcasting, Boston, 11 January 2007.
  3. Gordon, Michael R.; Miller, Judith (8 September 2002). "Threats and Responses: The Iraqis; U.S. Says Hussein Intensifies Quest for A-Bomb Parts". The New York Times.
  4. Roger Spiller "Military History: Wishful War," American Heritage, Nov./Dec. 2006.
  5. "Cobra II", at the Pantheon Books website.
  6. Cobra II, reviewed by Lawrence Freedman, Foreign Affairs Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today, Sep/Oct 2006.
  7. "Optimism Goes to War", by David Rieff, The New Republic, April 12, 2006.
  8. "W. Germany Assails U.S. on Libyan Plant", by Robert McCartney, Washington Post, 7 January 1989
  9. "Libya".
  10. Polk Award homepage
  11. Michael R. Gordon (2022), Degrade and Destroy, Farrar, Straus & Giroux

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