Why We Lost: A General's Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

Bolger, Daniel

ISBN 10: 0544370481 / ISBN 13: 9780544370487

Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014

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Synopsis :

A high-ranking general’s gripping insider account of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how it all went wrong.

Over a thirty-five-year career, Daniel Bolger rose through the army infantry to become a three-star general, commanding in both theaters of the U.S. campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. He participated in meetings with top-level military and civilian players, where strategy was made and managed. At the same time, he regularly carried a rifle alongside rank-and-file soldiers in combat actions, unusual for a general. Now, as a witness to all levels of military command, Bolger offers a unique assessment of these wars, from 9/11 to the final withdrawal from the region. Writing with hard-won experience and unflinching honesty, Bolger makes the firm case that in Iraq and in Afghanistan, we lost — but we didn’t have to. Intelligence was garbled. Key decision makers were blinded by spreadsheets or theories. And, at the root of our failure, we never really understood our enemy. Why We Lost is a timely, forceful, and compulsively readable account of these wars from a fresh and authoritative perspective.

Revue de presse: "Hard-hitting." —Time "I am glad to see someone of [Bolger's] caliber tackling this subject." —Tom Ricks, ForeignPolicy.com, author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq “With vigorous, no-nonsense prose and an impressive clarity of vision, this general does not mince blame in this chronicle of failure.”—Kirkus, starred review 

"Hard-hitting." —Time "I am glad to see someone of [Bolger's] caliber tackling this subject." —Tom Ricks, ForeignPolicy.com, author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq “With vigorous, no-nonsense prose and an impressive clarity of vision, this general does not mince blame in this chronicle of failure.” —Kirkus, starred review 

“Bolger’s honesty is refreshing...Recounting combat actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, those stories testify to the bravery, resourcefulness and resolve of the American soldiers.” —Andrew J. Bacevich, New York Times Book Review    "Hard-hitting." —Time "I am glad to see someone of [Bolger's] caliber tackling this subject." —Tom Ricks, ForeignPolicy.com, author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq “With vigorous, no-nonsense prose and an impressive clarity of vision, this general does not mince blame in this chronicle of failure.”—Kirkus, starred review 

“Bolger’s honesty is refreshing...Recounting combat actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, those stories testify to the bravery, resourcefulness and resolve of the American soldiers.” —Andrew J. Bacevich, New York Times Book Review    "Compelling." —Wall Street Journal "Hard-hitting." —Time "I am glad to see someone of [Bolger's] caliber tackling this subject." —Tom Ricks, ForeignPolicy.com, author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq “With vigorous, no-nonsense prose and an impressive clarity of vision, this general does not mince blame in this chronicle of failure.”—Kirkus, starred review 

"I am glad to see someone of [Bolger's] caliber tackling this subject."--Tom Ricks, ForeignPolicy.com

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Titre : Why We Lost: A General's Inside Account of ...
Éditeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date d'édition : 2014
Reliure : hardcover
Etat : Good