Reflection on British invasion in Iraq 2003

The thesis deals with the British intervention in Iraq 2003 and its representation in the memoirs of four prominent representatives of Great Britain. These include Prime Minister Tony Blair, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Secretary of State for International Development Clare Short, and Robin Cook, Leader of the House of Commons. The text is an analysis of the memoirs of the above- mentioned persons and a description of the events that immediately led to military intervention in Iraq, as well as capturing the time of the next few weeks. The aim of the thesis is to find out how the actors cope with the events of 2002 and 2003, how their approach differs. The first part of the text is a theoretical-methodological definition, there are the specifics of memoir literature and approaches to it. The second part is a brief factual summary of those events. The third part is a memory analysis that helps readers to answer the research question