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The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War

The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War

A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize

The Insurgents tells the inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars, led by Gen. David Petraeus, who plotted to revolutionize the oldest, stodgiest institution in Americaâ€”the military. Working from secret documents, private emails, and interviews with more than one hundred key characters, Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning journalist Fred Kaplan details how these men and women forged a community (a â€œcabal,â€ some of them called it), manipulated the bureaucracy, and changed official policy.

This is a story of power, politics, ideas, and personalitiesâ€”and how they converged to reshape twenty-first century warfare. It is also a cautionary tale about how creative doctrine can harden into dogma and how smart strategistsâ€”todayâ€™s â€œbest and brightestâ€â€” can win the battles at home but not the wars abroad. Petraeus and his fellow insurgents made the US military more adaptive to the conflicts of the modern era, but they also created the toolsâ€”made it more temptingâ€”for political leaders to wade into wars that they would have been wise to avoid.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white plates
ReleaseDate 2014-01-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451642650

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