Before the First Shots Are Fired, (Paperback)

from Hillgirl

I have to say this book really makes you think about the wars that have happened and the wars to come. It opens the layperson's eyes to what needs to be done and who should be doing it. I am not usually interested in military reads but I am trying to read different things and I am really glad I r...

from cissa

The good: This is an analysis of how the modern American political/military system is failing to do a good job , making us end up in quagmires like Iraq and Afghanistan, and what could be done differently to make things safer and more effective, worldwide. The author has vast experience, and shar...

from ridgeclub

World wars are very different from regional conflicts. General Zinni's worldview is shaped by his experience in Vietnam and he traces the US military transition from a big war mentality to the current fighting in the mIddle east. His book provides a perspective on the relationship between Command...

from Forthwith

You have just been sitting through a PowerPoint presentation and almost everyone is leaving the room. You notice that the one attendee with the large stack of folders is still organizing and placing the folders in his briefcase. You offer to help and an informal conversation starts. You recognize...

from Jim_Sipe

An enjoyable book that greatly reminded me of "The March of Folly" by Barbara Tuchman. While her book was written in 1984, General Zinni's book shows that we still do not learn from our past. It was interesting to see a perspective of current affairs from an "insider"; however, since everyone has...