How Wars End
Why We Always Fight the Last Battle
Published on 5. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-1-4165-9055-2 (ISBN)
Description
The first comprehensive treatment of how the United States has handled the final stages of its conflicts-from World War I to Iraq-spoiled repeatedly by leaders' failures to plan clearly for what to do when the guns fall silent. Concerned with not repeating past errors, our leaders miscalculate and prolong the conflict or invite unwelcome results. In his penetrating analysis of past, present, and future wars, Rose suggests how to break this cycle.
Reviews / Votes
"A chilling yet fascinating account of what can go wrong in the Situation Room." -The New York Times Book Review "A smart new book." -Fareed Zakaria, The Washington Post "A subtle and elegant book." -Gideon Rachman, Financial Times "Thought-provoking. . . . An excellent volume to begin the process of postwar planning and to consider how to use history as a model to address the complex issues involved in ending a war." -U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings "How Wars End is of tremendous value to soldiers and policymakers.... Buy it, read it and think about it." -Army MagazineMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
369 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4165-9055-2 (9781416590552)
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Additional editions
E-Book
10/2010
1st Edition
Simon + Schuster LLC
€15.81
Available for download
Person
Gideon Rose was recently named Editor of Foreign Affairs, where he served as Managing Editor for the past decade. From 1995 to 2000, he was Olin Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, serving as Chairman of the Council's Roundtable on Terrorism and Director of numerous Council Study Groups. In 1994-95, he was on the staff of the National Security Council, where he served as Associate Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs. In addition, he has been a staff member at the journals The National Interest and The Public Interest. After studying classics at Yale, he received a Ph.D. in government from Harvard and has taught American foreign policy at Princeton and Columbia. His previous publications, edited with James F. Hoge, Jr., include Understanding the War on Terror, America and the World: Debating the New Shape of International Politics, and How Did This Happen? Terrorism and the New War. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.