War and destiny : how the Bush revolution in foreign and military affairs redefined American power / James Kitfield.

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Kitfield, James

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9781435610385
1435610385
9781612344492
1612344496

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: War and destiny.DDC classification:

327.73/009/0511 22

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E902 .K58 2005eb

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Contents:

pt. 1. Revolution. Atlas shakes -- Three-dimensional chess -- A darker prism -- pt. 2. Cataclysm. Assassins at the gate -- A fork in the road -- A familiar nemesis -- Pox Americana -- A perfect storm -- pt. 3. War. Fear city -- Eve of destruction -- American centurions -- March madness -- Gates of Babylon -- The enemy votes -- Fuel masters, water dogs, and gorilla snot -- Baghdad calling -- Brothers in arms -- Iraq and a hard place -- Homecoming -- pt. 4. Blowback. Transplanting democracy -- The Ramadan offensive -- Transformation and revolt -- Nation building in a time of terror -- Razor's edge -- Clouds in the west -- Twilight warriors.

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Summary: "Throughout time, major wars have defined historical epochs and charted the rise and decline of great powers. The U.S. global war on terror, with Iraq as the Bush administration's chosen centerpiece, is almost certainly destined to do the same. Indeed, the Bush doctrine for conducting the war on terror and the Iraqi Freedom campaign are likely to prove benchmarks in U.S. history precisely because of the many orthodoxies and traditions the administration has purposely challenged. At the same time, fundamental flaws have already appeared in many tenets underlying the Bush transformation of foreign and military affairs. So contends award-winning journalist James Kitfield. As with his critically acclaimed Prodigal Soldiers, the story of how America arrived at this fateful crossroads is a narrative full of drama and personal anecdote, rich in context and detail. War and Destiny is based on interviews with the key players and on Kitfield's personal observation of major events. Like his first book, it may well become the chronicle of a critical period in American history"--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-371) and index.

"Throughout time, major wars have defined historical epochs and charted the rise and decline of great powers. The U.S. global war on terror, with Iraq as the Bush administration's chosen centerpiece, is almost certainly destined to do the same. Indeed, the Bush doctrine for conducting the war on terror and the Iraqi Freedom campaign are likely to prove benchmarks in U.S. history precisely because of the many orthodoxies and traditions the administration has purposely challenged. At the same time, fundamental flaws have already appeared in many tenets underlying the Bush transformation of foreign and military affairs. So contends award-winning journalist James Kitfield. As with his critically acclaimed Prodigal Soldiers, the story of how America arrived at this fateful crossroads is a narrative full of drama and personal anecdote, rich in context and detail. War and Destiny is based on interviews with the key players and on Kitfield's personal observation of major events. Like his first book, it may well become the chronicle of a critical period in American history"--Provided by publisher.

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