Synopses & Reviews
The CNN military analyst and author of
Waging Modern War examines the military lessons learned from the war in Iraq, the sobering consequences of victory, and the implications for America's imperial role.
General Wesley K. Clark's Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Future of Combat, a Washington Post bestseller, examined his experience directing the NATO-led war in Kosovo. As Clark saw it, the Kosovo war limited in scope, measured in effect, extraordinarily complex in execution, waged with an uneven coalition, with instantaneous media coverage, and with a duration measured in days and not years would serve as a model for contemporary war. He has been proven right.
In Winning Modern Wars, General Wesley Clark writes about how the issues and principles discussed in his earlier book were evident in Afghanistan, Iraq, and wherever the war on terrorism has taken us or may take us next, providing a frank and revealing analysis of the gains, risks, and shortfalls of America's current approach and offering informed alternatives to that approach.
What Clark, currently a much-watched and much-admired military analyst on CNN and one of the most decorated and influential officers of his generation, has to say on our national plans and tactics and the lessons of empire is invaluable, reminding us that as we celebrate our successes, we must also tend to their consequences.
Synopsis
Former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, and CNN military analyst General Wesley K. Clark on the military lessons learned from the war in Afghanistan, the decisive victory in Iraq, the continuing war on terrorism, and the political implications for America's role in the world.
Synopsis
The CNN military analyst and author of Waging Modern War examines the military lessons learned from the war in Iraq, the sobering consequences of victory, and the implications for America's imperial role.
About the Author
General Wesley K. Clark, U.S.A. (Ret.), was Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, from 1997 to 2000 and is currently a military analyst for CNN. He served previously as director of strategic plans and policy for the Joint Staff at the Pentagon from 1994 to 1996 and was the lead military negotiator for the Bosnian Peace Accords at Daytona in 1995. He is in business in Little Rock, AR and Washington, D.C.
Table of Contents
Gulf War, round two -- Rolling north -- Decisive operations -- The real war: terrorism -- Flawed arguments, flawed strategy -- Beyond empire: a new America.