Battle Ready
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004. First edition. First printing[stated]. Hardcover. 450, [1] p. Index. "Battle Ready follows the evolution of both General Zinni and the Marine Corps, from Vietnam through the operational revolution of the seventies and eighties, to the new realities of a military with a radically different job and radically different tools for accomplishing it. " (from the dust-jacket). Clancy teamed with Generals Fred Franks, Jr., Chuck Horner, and Carl Stiner to provide masterful blends of history, biography, you-are-there narrative and insight into the evolution of both General Zinni and the Marine Corps, from the cauldron of Vietnam through post-9/11. Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by Zinni. Minor edge soiling.
Keywords: Aideed, Arafat, Bong Son, CENTCOM, Central Command, Cold War, Free Aceh, Jack Galvin, Al Gray, Humanitarian Assistance, Mogadishu, Somalia, BoB Oakley, Operation Provide Comfort, Operation Restore Hope, Refugees, Vietnam War, Terrorism
ISBN: 9780399151767
[Book #62593]
Price: $125.00