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Over a 30-year period, the only full-fledged military campaigns waged by the US have been initiated by a father and son-the two presidents Bush. Tanner, a historian who has written other books on military history, describes the four major conflicts waged by the presidents Bush, applauding the decisive results of the elder Bush and criticizing the younger Bush's actions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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... argues convincingly, in commonsensical prose, that to restore its credibility in the region the United States must return to Bush senior's multinational approach, focus resources on al Qaeda, and bring a just and equitable peace to the people of Israel and Palestine. A timely study; highly recommended for all collections. -- Library Journal ...an informed, sophisticated and subtle book, rich in anecdote and laced with a veteran military historian's sardonic doubts of the credulity that amateurs bring to warfare. Tanner dissects the apocalyptic language in which George W. Bush defines (or misdefines) American strategic interests ...anyone in search of a sober take on our current military enterprises should read this brilliant book. --Edwin Yoder The Washington Post

Extensively researched from both archival material and interviews with surviving participants...a useful study of a relatively neglected aspect of the air war over Europe.

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Stephen Tanner is the author of five books, including the recent and well-received Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban.

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