War & Destiny

by Kitfield, James

• ISBN13: 9781597970006
• ISBN10: 159797000X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-07
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

Throughout time, major wars have defined historical epochs and charted the rise and decline of great powers. The U.S. global "war on terror," with Iraq as the Bush administration's chosen centerpiece, is almost certainly destined to do the same. Indeed, the Bush doctrine for conducting the war on terror and the Iraqi Freedom campaign are likely to prove benchmarks in U.S. history precisely because of the many orthodoxies and traditions the administration has purposely challenged. At the same time, fundamental flaws have already appeared in many tenets underlying the Bush transformation of foreign and military affairs. So contends award-winning journalist James Kitfield. As with his critically acclaimed Prodigal Soldiers, the story of how America arrived at this fateful crossroads is a narrative full of drama and personal anecdote, rich in context and detail. War and Destinyis based on interviews with the key players and on Kitfield's personal observation of major events. Like his first book, it may well become the chronicle of a critical period in American history.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Prologue	p. xi
Revolution
Atlas Shakes	p. 3
Three-Dimensional Chess	p. 20
A Darker Prism	p. 33
Cataclysm
Assassins at the Gate	p. 51
A Fork in the Road	p. 66
A Familiar Nemesis	p. 80
Pox Americana	p. 96
A Perfect Storm	p. 107
War
Fear City	p. 125
Eve of Destruction	p. 133
American Centurions	p. 150
March Madness	p. 160
Gates of Babylon	p. 176
The Enemy Votes	p. 184
Fuel Masters, Water Dogs, and Gorilla Snot	p. 194
Baghdad Calling	p. 200
Brothers in Arms	p. 206
Iraq and a Hard Place	p. 216
Homecoming	p. 235
Blowblack
Transplanting Democracy	p. 243
The Ramadan Offensive	p. 260
Transformation and Revolt	p. 268
Nation Building in a Time of Terror	p. 291
Razor's Edge	p. 313
Clouds in the West	p. 326
Twilight Warriors	p. 347
Notes	p. 359
Index	p. 373
The Author	p. 386
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