Mission : Waging War and Keeping Peace with Americas Military

English

ISBN: 0393325504

EAN: 9780393325508

Category: History / Military / United States/Political Science / World / General/

Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.

Release Date: 04/03/2004

Synopsis: 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 Americas 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 Pyles worms-eye view with David Halberstams 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.

Awards: Helen Bernstein Book Award – null  Pulitzer Prize – null 

Mission : Waging War and Keeping Peace with Americas Military

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.11 inches

Width: 0.55 inches

Length: 0.82 inches

Weight: 13.4 oz

Pages: 430