| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 350 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : savage days -- Guns up. In praise of attrition ; Ten lessons from the War in Iraq ; The shape of wars to come ; How to defeat America ; The ultimate weapon ; Occupation 101 ; No silver bullets : fighting the insurgency in Iraq ; Freedom fighters ; Saving the U.S. Air Force ; The Sleeping Service ; Simplification and slaughter ; The counterrevolution in military affairs -- Scouts out. Our true enemies ; No final victory ; The longest struggle ; The persuasion myth ; Unappreciated Americans ; Making democracy work ; A tyrant humbled ; Comforting the enemy ; Where the fighting isn't ; The Iraqi passion ; Holy turf wars ; He who hesitates ; An American disaster ; Best we've ever had ; Look who's crying "Abuse!" ; Throwing victory away; Kill faster! ; Bravery, blood, and lies ; Killer with cameras ; The muddle in Iraq ; And now, Fallujah ; Finishing Fallujah ; Victory in Fallujah ; Down and dirty ; Nothing Islamic about human sacrifice ; Finding true Islam ; Osama's nightmare ; Let Iraqis vote ; Thirty-one fewer good men ; The truth about war ; Terror's new frontier ; Now, the horse-trading ; Terrorist vs. terrorist ; It was worth a war : Iraq, two years later ; Gitmo cocktail ; Misreporting war ; What's the value of victory? ; The real target ; Count on the cavalry ; Snubbing democracy ; Protest therapy ; Iraqi vote victory ; Exploiting the dead -- Eyes open. Information is not intelligence ; The case for human intelligence ; Europe : worlds apart ; The loser's rant ; Why they hate W ; India : democracy wins ; Reagan to the rescue ; Mozambique beats all ; Terrorizing schools ; Democracy's boom ; A new strategic map ; Money for hate ; When democracy fails ; Instant amnesia ; Lebanon's peril ; Champion of faith-- and freedom ; A dirty frame; Standing by the little guys ; Myths of globalization ; Return of the tribes ; The smart way to aid Africa ; Pyrrhic terror ; Not so anti-American ; The other jihad ; Global war on women ; Survival strategy ; The Atlantic century. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Drawing on his global experiences from Africa to Iraq, author Ralph Peters attacks today's crucial issues of our time head-on, with the clear eye and blunt voice that has won him a devoted following. In this book he continues to ask tough questions: Is Iraq worth it? Are we missing great opportunities elsewhere while hypnotized by the Middle East? Must we accept that Islam itself is the problem? Will we face a war with China--and what would such a war mean? Can Washington learn from its mistakes? These are just a few of the controversial issues Peters takes on in a series of body blows to the status quo. Famed as the most original strategist of our time, Ralph Peters builds on the critical and commercial success of previous books, Wars of Blood and Faith (978-0-8117-0274-4) and New Glory (1-59523-011-4), to offer a stunningly fresh vision for our military, our country, and the world. |
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War on Terrorism (2001-2009) (OCoLC)fst01754980
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United States -- Military policy.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
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World politics -- 21st century.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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Counterinsurgency.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Counterinsurgency. (OCoLC)fst00881325
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Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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World politics. (OCoLC)fst01181381
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
2000 - 2099
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Peters, Ralph, 1952- Never quit the fight. Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2008, ©2006 0811734404 (OCoLC)186976256 |
| ISBN |
9780811741149 (electronic bk.) |
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0811741141 (electronic bk.) |
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