{"product_id":"the-generals-thomas-e-ricks-9780143124092","title":"The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn epic history of the decline of American military leadership--from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFiasco \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChurchill and Orwell\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile history has been kind to the American generals of World War II--Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley--it has been less kind to the generals of the wars that followed, such as Koster, Franks, Sanchez, and Petraeus. In \u003ci\u003eThe Generals\u003c\/i\u003e, Thomas E. Ricks sets out to explain why that is. In chronicling the widening gulf between performance and accountability among the top brass of the U.S. military, Ricks tells the stories of great leaders and suspect ones, generals who rose to the occasion and generals who failed themselves and their soldiers. In Ricks's hands, this story resounds with larger meaning: about the transmission of values, about strategic thinking, and about the difference between an organization that learns and one that fails.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas E. Ricks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143124099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143124092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/29\/2013 pg. 20","brand":"Thomas E. Ricks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047956738303,"sku":"9780143124092","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8265c0c-74ce-4f0b-b10a-3824fd31fa52.jpg?v=1684993107","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-generals-thomas-e-ricks-9780143124092","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}