America's war for the greater Middle East : a military history
Bacevich, Andrew J.2016
Book
Retired army colonel and New York Times bestselling author Andrew J. Bacevich provides a searing reassessment of U.S. military policy in the Middle East over the past four decades. From the end of World War II until 1980, virtually no American soldiers were killed in action while serving in the Greater Middle East. Since 1990, virtually no American soldiers have been killed in action anywhere else. What caused this shift? Connecting the dots in a new way, Bacevich weaves a compelling narrative out of episodes as varied as the Beirut bombing of 1983, the Mogadishu firefight of 1993, the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the rise of ISIS in the present decade.
Main title:
America's war for the greater Middle East : a military history / Andrew J. Bacevich.
Author:
Bacevich, Andrew J., author
Imprint:
New York : Random House, 2016.
Collation:
480 pages : illustrations (colour), maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780553393934 (hbk)
Dewey class:
327.7'3'056
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
294304