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Will American Remain the Strongest Tribe? - [08 Nov 2008]
The Strongest Tribe is likely the best military and political history so far available on the Iraq war, and Bing West is also likely the most qualified person to write this history. Mr. West is a former infantry officer with the Marine Corps in Vietnam...
the Iraq war, and Bing West is also likely the most qualified person to write this history....
www.amazon.com/review/R2PL6M1ZHA...
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Excellent book - [04 Nov 2008]
Bing West's The Strongest Tribe is a balanced and insightful examination of the US involvement in Iraq. It is a must read for any student of recent political and military history. I would recommend this book to anyone concerned about our global role and...
in Iraq. It is a must read for any student of recent political and military history. I...
www.amazon.com/review/R3NV3WCSF...
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Boots on the Ground - [02 Nov 2008]
Bing West's latest, THE STRONGEST TRIBE:WAR, POLITICS, AND THE END GAME IN IRAQ, gives a year by year "Boots on the Ground" view of the war in Iraq. Normally, I am reluctant to read history in real time but I took a chance with West's latest. This was...
by year "Boots on the Ground" view of the war in Iraq. Normally, I am reluctant to read...
www.amazon.com/review/R1OD9CCD2...
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A "fiendishly complex war" made understandable - [01 Nov 2008]
The author, a counterinsurgency expert, documents the "hundred things" that had to be done by the Marines and the Army to turn around a war that was declared lost by Senator Harry Reid. The fiendish complexity is explained province by province battle ...
by the Marines and the Army to turn around a war that was declared lost by Senator Harry Reid...
www.amazon.com/review/R2CGSZE7C...
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Superb, clear and powerful! - [20 Oct 2008]
This is a book all Americans need to read. Our popular media has so oversimplified and sensationalized the Iraq war that most Americans do not understand what "victory" could look like. If you read this book you will be able to understand the real daily...
the Iraq war that most Americans do not understand what "victory" could look like...
www.amazon.com/review/R2ORLUIXZ...
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The honest story - [18 Oct 2008]
If you want the truth about what happened in Iraq this is a start. Mr. West doesn't pull any punches and tells it like it was and is. He gives credit where it is due and spares no animus for those that deserve it. what I took away from this book was that...
punches and tells it like it was and is. He gives credit where it is due and spares no animus...
www.amazon.com/review/R245ESLJAGMMJL...
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Outstanding and Very Timely! - [13 Oct 2008]
"The Strongest Tribe" summarizes Bing West's observations and interviews in and about Iraq since the Iraq War began in 2003. Sources are drawn from top generals down to front-line privates, as well as civilian leaders in Iraq. My only suggestion for Bing...
since the Iraq War began in 2003. Sources are drawn from top generals down to front-line privates...
www.amazon.com/review/R1YXU803TEIKJ...
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Iraq from a Vietnam viewpoint - [13 Oct 2008]
As an earlier reviewer noted, West looks at the Iraq war through the prism of Vietnam. Nothing necessarily wrong with that. As a Vietnam vet myself, I can't help but look at Iraq through the same prism. However, as a student of military history, fortunately...
necessarily wrong with that. As a Vietnam vet myself, I can't help but look at Iraq through...
www.amazon.com/review/R2K7VZ14DG...
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The Strongest Tribe - [10 Oct 2008]
I have been reading The Strongest Tribe so carefully, and while I am learning, really learning, about the war in Iraq, I am also very much enjoying the experience. Bing West has beautifully analyzed both his personal experience and the thousands of other...
about the war in Iraq, I am also very much enjoying the experience. Bing West has beautifully...
www.amazon.com/review/R2ORY1NXL...
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Lessons and virtures from a new generation of warriors - [09 Oct 2008]
In Bing West's excellent book "The Strongest Tribe", first-hand accounts and in-depth research enriches a sophisticated perspective to the Iraq war, which the media has failed to adequately represent. The book reveals the war -- which has been presented...
enriches a sophisticated perspective to the Iraq war, which the media has failed to adequately...
www.amazon.com/review/R3OXDEBLNPKJ...
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