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Imperial grunts : the American military on the ground by Robert D. Kaplan, Robert D. Kaplan is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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In this landmark book, Robert D. Kaplan, veteran correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and author of Balkan Ghosts, shows how American imperialism and the Global War on Terrorism are implemented on the ground, mission by mission, in the most exotic landscapes around the world. Given unprecedented access, Kaplan takes us from the jungles of the southern Philippines to the glacial dust bowls of Mongolia, from the forts of Afghanistan to the forests of South America--not to mention Iraq--to show us Army Special Forces, Marines, and other uniformed Americans carrying out the many facets of U.S. foreign policy: negotiating with tribal factions, storming terrorist redoubts, performing humanitarian missions and training foreign soldiers. In Imperial Grunts, Kaplan provides an unforgettable insider's account not only of our current involvement in world affairs, but also of where America, including the culture of its officers and enlisted men, is headed. This is the rare book that has the potential to change the way readers view the men and women of the military, war, and the global reach of American imperialism today.As Kaplan writes, the only way to understand America's military is "on f
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- Author
- Robert D. Kaplan, Robert D. Kaplan
- Publisher
- Random House, Incorporated
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781400061327
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Military, Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 3.95 / 5 (66 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- Imperial grunts : on the ground with the American military, from Mongolia to the Philippines, to Iraq and beyond (2005)
- Imperial Grunts : On the Ground with the American Military, From Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond (2012)
- Imperial Grunts : On the Ground with the American Military, From Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond (2006)
- Imperial Grunts : On the Ground with the American Military, From Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond (2009)
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