Bing West
| Bing West was Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs in the Reagan administration. He is the author of several books relating to the U.S. Military, including No True Glory and The March Up, a collaboration with Marine MajGen “E-Tool” Smith which was awarded the Marine Corps Heritage prize for nonfiction, as well as the Colby award for military nonfiction. West is a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, appears on “News Hour” on PBS, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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THE STRONGEST TRIBE: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq Random House, August 2008 Genre: Current Events & Politics Agent: Dan Mandel Foreign Sales |
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“A timely, eye-opening historical analysis that provides clarity around the difficult choices the next president faces.” From a universally respected combat journalist, a gripping history based on five years of front-line reporting about how the war was turned around—and the choice now facing America. Bringing the reader from the White House to the fighting in the streets, this remarkable narrative explains the turnaround by U.S. forces. In the course of fourteen extended trips over five years, West embedded with more than sixty front-line units, discussing strategy with generals and tactics with corporals. He provides an expert’s account of counterinsurgency, disposing of myths. By describing the characters and combat in city after city, West gives the reader an in-depth understanding that will inform the debate about the war. This is the definitive study of how American soldiers actually fought—a gripping and visceral book that changes the way we think about the war, and essential reading for understanding the next critical steps to be taken. |