How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle

by Gideon Rose

Book Overview

IN 1991 THE UNITED STATEStrounced the Iraqi army in battle only to stumble blindly into postwar turmoil. Then in 2003 the United States did it again. How could this happen? How could the strongest power in modern history fight two wars against the same opponent in just over a decade, win lightning victories both times, and yet still be woefully unprepared for the aftermath?Because Americans always forget the political aspects of war. Time and again,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416590536
• ISBN13: 9781416590538
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"