Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts; The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground
New York: Random House, 2007. Presumed Book Club Edition. Hardcover. xii, [6], 428, [2] pages. Maps. Occasional footnotes. Glossary. Notes. Index. Large sticker affixed to fep. DJ has some edge tears. Robert David Kaplan (born June 23, 1952) is an American author. His books are on politics, foreign affairs, and travel. His work over three decades has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Republic, The National Interest, Foreign Affairs and The Wall Street Journal, among other newspapers and publications. His more controversial essays are about the nature of US power, and have spurred debate and criticism in academia, the media, and the highest levels of government. One of Kaplan's most influential articles is "The Coming Anarchy", published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1994. Critics of the article have compared it to Huntingon's Clash of Civilizations thesis, since Kaplan presents conflicts in the contemporary world as the struggle between primitivism and civilizations. Another theme in Kaplan's work is the reemergence of cultural and historical tensions temporarily suspended during the Cold War. From 2008 to 2012, Kaplan was a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security; he rejoined the organization in 2015. Between 2012 and 2014, he was chief geopolitical analyst at Stratfor, a private global forecasting firm. In 2009, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates appointed Kaplan to the Defense Policy Board, a federal advisory committee to the United States Department of Defense. In 2011, and 2012, Foreign Policy magazine named Kaplan as one of the world's "top 100 global thinkers." In "Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts," acclaimed journalist Robert D. Kaplan continues his exploration of the American military's challenging and varied commitments around the world. From protecting sea lanes, to providing disaster relief, to preparing for potential military confrontation with North Korea and Iran, Kaplan describes the astonishing, vital, and often unacknowledged operations regularly performed by American military personnel in the air, at sea, and on the ground. Vivid and illuminating, this book takes us deep into the highly technical and exotic cultures of the armed forces, telling soldiers' stories from the perspective of the troops on the ground. Condition: Very good / good.
Keywords: A-10 Thunderbolt, Special Forces, Green Berets, B-2 Spirit, USS Benfold, Cold War, Cope Tiger, USS Houston, Marine Corps, Terrorism, Submarines, John Zavadil, Robert Wheeler
ISBN: 9781400061334
[Book #72941]
Price: $25.00