The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military by Dana Priest

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Publication Date
2003-02-28
Pages
429
ISBN
9780393010244

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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393010244
ISBN-13
9780393010244
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2414008

Product Key Features

Book Title
Mission : Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
World / General, Military / United States, General
Publication Year
2003
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Author
Dana Priest
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
26 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in

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Trade
LCCN
2002-015986
Dewey Edition
22
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Reviews
"Insightful reportage that integrates the small with the large scale." -- Gilbert Taylor (Booklist) "A clear-eyed portrait of American military culture....Rich in instruction for policymakers, soldiers, and politics junkies alike." -- Kirkus Reviews "Contains colorful anecdotal evidence...[that] the military cannot take the lead role [in nation building]." -- Christian D. Brose (Weekly Standard) "A book that is just in time for the great new debate between the hawks and the doves." -- Benjamin C. Bradlee "Priest documents [how] the...armed forces pursue tasks for which they are ill suited, untrained and sometimes only loosely mandated." -- John T. Finn (San Francisco Chronicle) "[N]ot a dry tome aimed at policy wonks. Written in a journalistic style... [it] conveys its message through colorful stories." -- William Wineke (Wisconsin State Journal) "Priest has done prodigious research, including travel....The result...is an often fascinating kaleidoscope of the US military circa 2003." -- Max Boot (Washington Post Book World) "Anyone trying to understand the interplay between US military and foreign policy read " -- Jody Williams, Nobel Laureate for Peace, 1997
Dewey Decimal
355/.00973/0905
Synopsis
In this boots-on-the-ground account of America's growing dependence on the military to manage world affairs, a "Washington Post" reporter invites readers to walk with the country's generals, grunts, and Green Berets through the maze of unconventional wars and unsettled peace. of photos., Four-star generals who lead the military during wartime reign like proconsuls abroad in peacetime. Secretive Green Berets trained to hunt down terrorists are assigned to seduce ruthless authoritarian regimes. Pimply young soldiers taught to seize airstrips instead play mayor, detective, and social worker in a gung-ho but ill-fated attempt to rebuild a nation after the fighting stops. The Mission is a boots-on-the-ground account of America's growing dependence on our military to manage world affairs, describing a clash of culture and purpose through the eyes of soldiers and officers themselves. With unparalleled access to all levels of the military, Dana Priest traveled to eighteen countries-including Uzbekistan, Colombia, Kosovo, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Afghanistan-talking to generals, admirals, Special Forces A-teams, and infantry troops. Blending Ernie Pyle's worm's-eye view with David Halberstam's altitude, this book documents an historic and thought-provoking trend, one even more significant in the aftermath of September 11 as the country turns to its warriors to solve the complex international challenges ahead.
LC Classification Number
UA23.P68 2003

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