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Author:

Bolger, Daniel P., 1957-, author.

Title:

Why we lost : a general's inside account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars / Daniel Bolger.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xlii, 502 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Campaigns.
Afghan War, 2001---Campaigns.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American.
Afghan War, 2001---Personal narratives, American.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Personal narratives, American.
Civil-military relations--United States--History--21st century.
Strategic culture--United States.
Leadership--United States.

Notes:

"An Eamon Dolan Book." Includes bibliographical references (pages 438-485) and index.

Summary:

Over a thirty-five year career, Daniel Bolger rose through the army infantry to become a three-star general, commanding in both theaters of the U.S. campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. He participated in meetings with top level military and civilian players, where strategy was made and managed. At the same time, he regularly carried a rifle alongside rank-and-file soldiers in combat actions, unusual for a general. Now, as a witness to all levels of military command, Bolger offers a unique assessment of these wars, from 9/11 to the final withdrawal from the region. Writing with hard-won experience and unflinching honesty, Bolger makes the firm case that in Iraq and in Afghanistan, we lost -- but we didn't have to. Intelligence was garbled. Key decision makers were blinded by spreadsheets or theories. And, at the root of our failure, we never really understood our enemy. Why We Lost is a timely, forceful, and compulsively readable account of these wars from a fresh and authoritative perspective.

ISBN:

0544370481
9780544370487

OCLC:

(OCoLC)874969545

LCCN:

2014026908

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