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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaplan, Fred M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2013]
Edition:1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Subjects:
Counterinsurgency > United States > History.
Petraeus, David Howell.
Strategic culture > United States > History.
United States > Armed Forces > Officers > Education.
Generals > United States > Biography.
United States > Military policy > Planning.
United States > Military policy > History.
Counterinsurgency > Iraq > History > 21st century.
Counterinsurgency > Afghanistan > History > 21st century.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Campaigns.
Afghan War, 2001- > Campaigns.
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:x, 418 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781451642636 (hbk.)
1451642636 (hbk.)
9781451642667 (ebook)
1451642660 (ebook)
9781451642650 (trade pbk.)
1451642652 (trade pbk.)