Why did Saddam fall so quickly? | Iraq Invasion, 2003
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In this video we’ll cover the true story of the invasion of Iraq. The Iraqi strategy that took the coalition by surprise, the helicopter attack that ended in disaster and the desperate Iraqi counterattack that almost overran American infantry. As well as the ominous beginnings of insurgency and civil war. IWM curator Kara McLoughlin uses objects from the Imperial War Museum Collection alongside archive film, photography and detailed battle maps to better understand how the Coalition won Baghdad and lost Iraq. Find out more about the Iraq War: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-important-facts-about-the-iraq-war Plan your visit to IWM London: https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london Explore and licence the film clips used in this video from IWM Film: https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/collections/_Yaw7gxaq Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Why invade Iraq? 02:25 Planning 07:06 Air campaign 8:52 Ground assault 12:16 Change of plan 16:59 Battle for Baghdad 19:16 What next? Follow IWM on social media: https://twitter.com/I_W_M https://www.instagram.com/imperialwarmuseums https://www.facebook.com/iwm.london
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