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All In; The Education of General David Petraeus
by Paula Broadwell, Vernon Loeb
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1594203180
- ISBN 13
- 9781594203183
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About This Item
New York, NY: Penguin Press, 2012 Penguin Press, New York. 2012. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. DJ: As New; NOT price clipped. Dark gray boards with gray overlay on spine with bright silver lettering on spine. 394 pp 8vo. General Petraeus is the most transformative leader the America military has seen since General Marshall. This book examines his career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the US military. The author examines his evolution as a soldier from West Point to Central America and then the Middle East along with his political education in Congress, the Pentagon, and the White House. A clean pristine copy.
Synopsis
General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. In the New York Times bestseller All In , military expert Paula Broadwell examines Petraeus's career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the U.S. military. Afforded extensive access by General Petraeus, his mentors, his subordinates, and his longtime friends, Broadwell reported on the front lines of fighting and at the strategic command in Afghanistan to chronicle the experiences of this American general as they were brought to bear in the terrible crucible of war. All In draws on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with Petraeus and his top officers and soldiers to tell the inside story of this commander's development and leadership in war. When Petraeus assumed command in Afghanistan in July 2010, the conflict looked as bleak as at any moment in America's nine years on the ground there. Petraeus's defining idea—counterinsurgency—was immediate put to its most difficult test: the hard lessons learned during the surge in Iraq were to be applied in a radically different theater. All In examines the impact in Afghanistan of new counterinsurgency as well as counterterrorism strategies through the commands of several Petraeus protégés. Broadwell examines his evolution as a solider from his education at West Point in the wake of Vietnam to his earlier service in Central America, Haiti, Kuwait, Bosnia, and Iraq. All In also documents the general's role in the war in Washington, going behind the scenes of negotiations during policy reviews of the war in Afghanistan in Congress, the Pentagon, and the White House. Broadwell ultimately appraises Petraeus's impact on the entire U.S. military: Thanks to this man's influence, the military is better prepared to fight using a comprehensive blend of civil-military activities. As America surveys a decade of untraditional warfare, this much is clear: The career of General David Petraeus profoundly shaped our military and left an indelible mark on its rising leaders.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005184
- Title
- All In; The Education of General David Petraeus
- Author
- Paula Broadwell, Vernon Loeb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1594203180
- ISBN 13
- 9781594203183
- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- General David Petraeus, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Operation Desert Strom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, The Surge, Haiti, the Pentagon, CIA, West Point, Paula Broadwell, extramarital affair
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
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About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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