BEFORE THE FIRST SHOTS ARE FIRED - Brossura

Zinni, Tony

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ISBN 10: 125007505X ISBN 13: 9781250075055

Casa editrice: Griffin, 2015

Riassunto

The best-selling author of The Battle for Peace and a retired four-star general argue that America's “military first” view of foreign policy continues to embroil our troops in unwinnable wars and advocate that more attention be paid to cyber warfare, the foreign-aid budget, words and ideas and the political decisions that can make or break a mission.

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L'autore:

General Tony Zinni (retired) was commander-in-chief of CENTCOM and special envoy to the Middle East before retiring as a four-star general. He has appeared on The Daily Show and Meet the Press, among others. He is the author of The Battle for Peace and Leading the Charge. He lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Tony Koltz co-authored Colin Powell's bestselling It Worked For Me; many Tom Clancy nonfiction bestsellers, including Every Man A Tiger, Shadow Warriors, and Battle Ready; General Tony Zinni's memoirs; as well as The Battle for Peace. He lives in New York City.

Product Description:

For the better part of the last half century, the United States has been the World's Police, claiming to defend ideologies, allies, and our national security through brute force. But is military action always the most appropriate response? Drawing on his vast experience, from combat in Vietnam to peacekeeping in Somalia, to war games in Washington, DC and negotiations with former rebels in the Philippines, retired four-star General Tony Zinni argues that we have a lot of work to do to make the process of going to war--or not--more clear-eyed and ultimately successful. He examines the relationship between the executive and the military (including the difference between passive and engaged presidents); the failures of the Joint Chief of Staff; the challenges of working with the UN, coalition forces, and NATO; the difference between young, on the ground officers and less savvy senior leaders; the role of special forces and drone warfare; and the difficult choices that need to be made to create tomorrow's military. Among his provocative points: * Virtually every recent American military operation follows a disconnected series of actions that lead to outcomes we never foresaw or intended.* We need to assign accountability for the political decisions that can make or break a mission.* Words and ideas are as important to victory in today's conflicts as bullets.* The cyber "war" is ongoing. Either you must build better tech than the other guy, or you must steal it.* Our foreign aid budget is pitiful, our State Department, USAID, and the other government agencies that we critically need to be on a par with our military are underfunded, undermanned, and poorly structured for their current objectives.From the Oval Office to the battlefield, "Before the First Shots Are Fired "is a hard-hitting analysis of the history of America's use of military action and a spirited call for change.

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• Editore: Griffin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 125007505X
• ISBN 13: 9781250075055
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256