{"product_id":"the-right-way-to-lose-dominic-tierney-9780316254885","title":"The Right Way to Lose a War: America in an Age of Unwinnable Conflicts","description":"Why has America stopped winning wars? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For nearly a century, up until the end of World War II in 1945, America enjoyed a Golden Age of decisive military triumphs. And then suddenly, we stopped winning wars. The decades since have been a Dark Age of failures and stalemates-in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan-exposing our inability to change course after battlefield setbacks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this provocative book, award-winning scholar Dominic Tierney reveals how the United States has struggled to adapt to the new era of intractable guerrilla conflicts. As a result, most major American wars have turned into military fiascos. And when battlefield disaster strikes, Washington is unable to disengage from the quagmire, with grave consequences for thousands of U.S. troops and our allies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But there is a better way. Drawing on interviews with dozens of top generals and policymakers, Tierney shows how we can use three key steps-surge, talk, and leave-to stem the tide of losses and withdraw from unsuccessful campaigns without compromising our core values and interests. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weaving together compelling stories of military catastrophe and heroism, this is an unprecedented, timely, and essential guidebook for our new era of unwinnable conflicts. \u003ci\u003eThe Right Way to Lose a War\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates not only how Washington can handle the toughest crisis of all-battlefield failure-but also how America can once again return to the path of victory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dominic Tierney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316254886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316254885\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 06\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2015 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/19\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2015 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015","brand":"Dominic Tierney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44540318777599,"sku":"9780316254885","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f59d9e53-a66a-48ac-8c03-8a460dfa5f9c.jpg?v=1700587231","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-right-way-to-lose-dominic-tierney-9780316254885","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}