Why we lost : a general's inside account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

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Why we lost : a general's inside account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Title remainder
a general's inside account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
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Daniel Bolger
Title variation
General's inside account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
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Language
eng
Summary
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
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
956.7044/3
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
DS79.76
LC item number
.B653 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography

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