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Author Tierney, Dominic, 1977- author.

Title The right way to lose a war : America in an age of unwinnable conflicts / Dominic Tierney.

Publication Info. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  355.009 TIERNEY    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  327.73 TIE    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  355.00973 TIERNEY    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  355.009 TIE    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xiii, 384 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-369) and index.
Contents The dark age -- Fiasco -- The landscape of loss -- Laying the groundwork -- Storytelling -- Surge -- Talk -- Leave -- Aftermath -- No more fiascos.
Summary Reveals how the United States has struggled to adapt to the new era of guerrilla conflict, causing military losses and political disasters, and outlines a strategy of military engagement and diplomacy to help the nation withdraw from unsuccessful campaigns.
Subject Strategic culture -- United States -- History.
United States -- Military policy.
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
United States -- History, Military -- 21st century.
Military planning -- United States.
Politics and war -- United States.
War -- Termination.
Disengagement (Military science)
Disengagement (Military science) (OCoLC)fst00895213
Military planning. (OCoLC)fst01021370
Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
Politics and war. (OCoLC)fst01069964
Strategic culture. (OCoLC)fst01745709
War -- Termination. (OCoLC)fst01170409
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1900-2099
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
ISBN 9780316254885
0316254886
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