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"Searing . . . persuasive . . . A long-overdue call for American restraint and humility in international affairs." —Kirkus Reviews From a celebrated military historian, a highly engaging and thought-provoking exploration of why the mighty United States military has failed repeatedly in irregular wars and military campaigns, from Vietnam to Afghanistan.

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"Searing . . . persuasive . . . A long-overdue call for American restraint and humility in international affairs." —Kirkus Reviews From a celebrated military historian, a highly engaging and thought-provoking exploration of why the mighty United States military has failed repeatedly in irregular wars and military campaigns, from Vietnam to Afghanistan.
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James A. Warren is a historian and foreign policy analyst. A regular contributor to The Daily Beast, he is the author of God, War, and Providence: The Epic Struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England; American Spartans: The US Marines: A Combat History from Iwo Jima to Iraq; and The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History (with Major General Fred Haynes, USMC-RET), among other books. For many years, Warren was an acquisitions editor at Columbia University Press, and more recently a visiting scholar in American Studies at Brown University. He lives in Saunderstown, Rhode Island.