Greg Jaffe
Forfatter af The Fourth Star: Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
2 Works 194 Members 6 Reviews
Værker af Greg Jaffe
The Fourth Star: Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army (2009) 193 eksemplarer
The Fourth Star 1 eksemplar
Satte nøgleord på
3.91 stars (1)
A1 (1)
Abizaid (1)
Air Command & Staff College (AY14) (1)
Americas (1)
amerikansk historie (5)
army (2)
bin109 (1)
biografi (6)
box 1 MP (1)
BR-4 (1)
calibre (2)
Calibre import (1)
calibre-books (1)
Chiarelli (1)
Cold War (1)
Creemore War library (1)
current affairs (2)
ebog (4)
electronic-library (1)
faglitteratur (5)
General Officers (1)
Government & Military (1)
hist - other (1)
historie (9)
Iraq (5)
Iraq War (1)
Kindle (1)
Mellemøsten (1)
Military Related (1)
militær (6)
militærhistorie (7)
of-interest (1)
organization culture (1)
read-and-reviewed (1)
Skal læses (7)
skønlitteratur (1)
US Army (4)
US Military (2)
want to read (1)
Almen Viden
- Køn
- male
Medlemmer
Anmeldelser
Markeret
royragsdale | 5 andre anmeldelser | Sep 22, 2021 | A biography of four men, all of whom were generals in the United States Army has it's strengths and weaknesses based on this approach. It is good to see four careers looked at at the same time, it provides a good look into the US Army as an institution. But the book is also restrained by that, the book has some great insights into the Iraq war but it gets pulled back because of it's biographical nature. It reinforces what I had already learnt about the war in Iraq, that the reason things spiraled out of control was the lack of direction from the top. I still find it amazing that so little thought was given over to what happened after the Iraqi Army was defeated in 2003 and to how long US troops would be required. This book also confirms that troop levels were not high enough and both allowed the insurgency to grow and allowed it to continue. While the Vietnam War was an inspiration to the US officer corp, it was a shock to see how little the lessons had really been taken on board.… (mere)
½Markeret
bookmarkaussie | 5 andre anmeldelser | May 23, 2017 | General Petraeus signed my copy of the book as a favor to one of the finest veterans I have ever taught. Once confessing my predilection towards the general, the US military, and American ideals I can review the book.
Nonetheless, there are four exceptional generals who were tasked to save an army questioned vociferously after the Vietnam debacle. Towards this goal they became the Army's most influential generals during the controversial liberation of Iraq. Collectively, their story tells how the army over the last four decades can illuminate the path to travel in order to protect the nation in the future.
The well-known events of the Iraq he liberation and the surge are retelling Lee told here except more from the biographies of the four principal generals. We understand to a greater extent how their lives intermingled, opposed, or harmonized between their respective careers.… (mere)
Nonetheless, there are four exceptional generals who were tasked to save an army questioned vociferously after the Vietnam debacle. Towards this goal they became the Army's most influential generals during the controversial liberation of Iraq. Collectively, their story tells how the army over the last four decades can illuminate the path to travel in order to protect the nation in the future.
The well-known events of the Iraq he liberation and the surge are retelling Lee told here except more from the biographies of the four principal generals. We understand to a greater extent how their lives intermingled, opposed, or harmonized between their respective careers.… (mere)
Markeret
gmicksmith | 5 andre anmeldelser | Aug 26, 2015 | This book is about Four generals in the US Army and how their unique backrounds shaped each of their careers. It was a very interesting read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Markeret
ladyofunicorns | 5 andre anmeldelser | Mar 2, 2015 | Måske også interessante?
Associated Authors
David Cloud Author
Statistikker
- Værker
- 2
- Medlemmer
- 194
- Popularitet
- #112,877
- Vurdering
- 3.9
- Anmeldelser
- 6
- ISBN
- 7
gives encouraging prospects for smart people brining about change in the Army. Maybe things are actually changing to allow for an intellectual component to fit in. That would be nice.
made me want to read more biographical stuff...