{"product_id":"paths-of-dissent-andrew-bacevich-9781250832498","title":"Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America's Misguided Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan offer invaluable firsthand perspectives on what made America's post-9\/11 wars so costly and disastrous.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years of America's Global War on Terror produced little tangible success while exacting enormous harm. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States sustained tens of thousands of casualties, expended trillions of dollars, and inflicted massive suffering on the very populations that we sought to \"liberate.\" Now the inclination to forget it all and move on is palpable. But there is much to be learned from the immense debacle. And those who served and fought in these wars are best positioned to teach us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaths of Dissent\u003c\/i\u003e collects fifteen original essays from American veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan--hailing from a wide range of services, ranks, and walks of life--who have come out in opposition to these conflicts. Selected for their candor and eloquence by fellow veterans Andrew Bacevich and Daniel Sjursen, these soldiers vividly describe both their motivations for serving and the disillusionment that made them speak out against the system. Their testimony is crucial for understanding just how the world's self-proclaimed greatest military power went so badly astray.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Bacevich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250832497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250832498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Metropolitan Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 4.88w x 0.87d","brand":"Andrew Bacevich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079785443583,"sku":"9781250832498","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_10299f50-468e-4759-96b9-b508c2cd83c7.jpg?v=1685483128","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paths-of-dissent-andrew-bacevich-9781250832498","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}