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The Insurgents: David Petraeus And The Plot To Change The American Way Of War (2013)

by Fred Kaplan(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1451642636 (ISBN13: 9781451642636)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Simon & Schuster, Inc.

review 1: Eye-opening to be sure. Kaplan really shows us how Petraeus and friends worked from the inside to change the Pentagon's perspective on "insurgencies" and 21st century warfare. This is not a book about his love life or any of that lurid affair, but about how, through education and will, a group of officers and leaders opened the eyes of the top brass to 21st century realities. Anyone who is working to change or alter a culture would do well to read and re-read.
review 2: Believe it or not, this book is a pager turner. If you´re looking for deep analysis of military doctrine you may be disappointed, but you will find a very engaging description of how military thought, politics, personalities, and learning institutions come together in the worlds of army doc... moretrine and the defense establishment. The author, who has a pretty good column at slate.com and is clearly accustomed to writing for a wide readership, seems to have interviewed all the right people. The book describes a fascinating and important attempt to change institutional culture. less

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