The insurgents : David Petraeus and the plot to change the American way of war /
The inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars who changed the way the Pentagon does business and the American military fights wars, against fierce resistance from within their own ranks. Full description
| Main Author: | Kaplan, Fred M. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013 |
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| Contents: | "What we need is an officer with three heads" -- "Another type of warfare" -- "Eating soup with a knife" -- Revolutions -- The insurgent at war -- The irregulars -- "Where's my counterinsurgency plan?" -- The Basin Harbor gang -- The directive -- The insurgent in the engine room of change -- The workshop -- Hearts & minds -- "Clear, hold, and build" -- "We are pulling in different directions" -- The field manual -- The surge -- Awakenings -- The insurgent in the Pentagon -- "It is folly" -- COIN vs. CT -- "Storm clouds" -- "A new American way of war". |
Place a Hold
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Neenah | Adult New Nonfiction | 355.0218 K141i | Due: 06/07/2013 |
| Menasha | Adult New Nonfiction | 355.0218 K17i | Due: 06/05/2013 |