1. How to Create a Mess: Summer 2003
2. Descent into Chaos: September-December 2003
3. A Near Collapse: January-June 2004
4. War: July-December 2004
5. Inadequate Means: 2005
6. Widescale Fighting: 2005
7. Contradictory Goals: 2005
8. The Second War Begins: 2006
9. The Islamic Caliphate: 2006
10. Haditha: Explosion on the Home Front: 2006
11. A Flawed Assessment: Mid-2006
12. Al Qaeda: Murder and Intimidation: Fall 2006
13. The Turnaround Begins: Fall 2006
14. The Civil War: Fall 2006
15. Bush Weighs His Options: Fall 2006
16. The War Turns: November 2006
17. Washington Turns: December 2006
18. The Sunnis Change Sides: Winter 2007
19. Momentum: Spring 2007
20. Overview: Summer 2007
21. Victory in Anbar: Fall 2007
22. Baghdad: The Surge Takes Hold: Fall 2007
23. Washington Assesses the Surge: Fall 2007
24. Progress and Uncertainty: 2008
25. The Strongest Tribe: 2009
Appendix A. Insurgency and Unity of Command in Vietnam
Appendix B. Memo to Gen. George W. Casey, USA
Appendix C. Bing West's Counterinsurgency Lessons
