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Battle Ready (Commander Series)
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Battle Ready (Commander Series) Paperback - 2005

by Clancy, Tom

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Tom Clancy teams up with one of the most outspoken Marine generals of modern time in a book that propels readers into the politics and passions of war.

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  • Title Battle Ready (Commander Series)
  • Author Clancy, Tom
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition UsedAcceptable
  • Pages 464
  • Volumes 4
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berkley Books, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 2005-05-01
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 52GZZZ01RNB6_ns
  • ISBN 9780425198926 / 0425198928
  • Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 6.14 x 1.06 in (22.91 x 15.60 x 2.69 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Summary

Marine general Tony Zinni was known as the "Warrior Diplomat" during his nearly forty years of service. His credentials as a soldier were impeccable, whether he was leading troops in Vietnam, commanding hair-raising rescue operations in Somalia, or - as Commander in Chief of CENTCOM - directing strikes against Iraq and Al Qaeda. But it was as a peacemaker that he made just as great a mark - conducting dangerous troubleshooting missions all over Africa, Asia, and Europe, and then serving as Secretary of State Colin Powell's special envoy to the Middle East, before disagreements over the 2003 Iraq war and its probable aftermath caused him to resign." Battle Ready follows the evolution of both General Zinni and the Marine Corps, from the cauldron of Vietnam through the operational revolution of the '70s and '80s, to the new realities of the post-Cold War, post-9/11 military - a military with a radically different tools for accomplishing it. Opinions differ sharply about just what that job and those tools should be - and General Zinni makes it clear where he stands.

First line

THE TOMAHAWKS WERE SPINNING up in their tubes.

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Citations

  • Ingram Advance, 05/01/2005, Page 43

About the author

A little more than thirty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore's Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it "the perfect yarn." From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.