{"product_id":"how-we-fight-dominic-tierney-9780316045155","title":"How We Fight: Crusades, Quagmires, and the American Way of War","description":"Americans love war. We've never run from a fight. Our triumphs from the American Revolution to World War II define who we are as a nation and a people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Americans hate war. Our leaders rush us into conflicts without knowing the facts or understanding the consequences. Korea, Vietnam, and now Iraq and Afghanistan define who we are as a nation and a people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow We Fight\u003c\/i\u003e explores the extraordinary doublemindedness with which Americans approach war, and reveals the opposing mindsets that have governed our responses throughout history: the \"crusade\" tradition-our grand quests to defend democratic values and overthrow tyrants; and the \"quagmire\" tradition-our resistance to the work of nation-building and its inevitable cost in dollars and American lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How can one nation be so split? Studying conflicts from the Civil War to the present, Dominic Tierney has created a secret history of American foreign policy and a frank and insightful look at how Americans respond to the ultimate challenge. And he shows how success is possible. His innovative model for tackling the challenges of modern war can mean longstanding victory in Iraq and Afghanistan, by rediscovering a lost American warrior tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dominic Tierney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316045152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316045155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.30w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2010 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011","brand":"Dominic Tierney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128450543871,"sku":"9780316045155","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74237360-5c3f-4c21-aaf0-14b5b3d8ee5c.jpg?v=1687458742","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-we-fight-dominic-tierney-9780316045155","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}