Imperial Grunts On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond

Name: Imperial Grunts On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond
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ISBN: 9781400034574

ISBN-10: 1400034574

ISBN-13: 9781400034574

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Authors: Robert D. Kaplan

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A fascinating, unprecedented first-hand look at the soldiers on the front lines on the Global War on Terror. Plunging deep into midst of some of the hottest conflicts on the globe, Robert D. Kaplan takes us through mud and jungle, desert and dirt to the men and women on the ground who are leading the charge against threats to American security. These soldiers, fighting in thick Colombian jungles or on dusty Afghani plains, are the forefront of the new American foreign policy, a policy being implemented one soldier at a time. As Kaplan brings us inside their thoughts, feelings, and operations, these modern grunts provide insight and understanding into the War on Terror, bringing the war,…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/12/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.19" wide x 7.98" long x 0.95" tall
Weight: 0.748

Journalist Robert D. Kaplan is a contributing editor The Atlantic Monthly. He has traveled extensively, and his journeys through Yugoslavia and America have produced, respectively, Balkan Ghosts (which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize) and An Empire Wilderness. Kapan is also the author of Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power (Random House, 2010) and The Revenge of Geography (Random House, 2012) Kaplan has lectured at the FBI, the National Security Agency, the Pentagon's Joint Staff, major universities, the CIA, and business forums.