Reconsidering the American Way of War Rob Sneddon and personal interviews with intelligence

and personal interviews with intelligence and law enforcement officials around the world

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Reconsidering the American Way of War Rob Sneddon and personal interviews with intelligenceChallenging several longstanding notions about the American way of war, this book examines US strategic and operational practice from 1775 to 2014. It surveys all major US wars from the War of Independence to the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as most smaller US conflicts to determine what patterns, if any, existed in American uses of force. Contrary to many popular sentiments, Echevarria finds that the American way of war is not