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I found myself reassured by what I read here - the military on display here is smart, quiet, ad...more...]]> 33689 1400034574 9781400034574 170 40 Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33689.Imperial_Grunts_On_the_Ground_with_the_American_Military_from_Mongolia_to_the_Philippines_to_Iraq_and_Beyond 0 0 false Wed Apr 01 21:41:33 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 21:47:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 33689 1400034574 9781400034574 170 40 Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33689.Imperial_Grunts_On_the_Ground_with_the_American_Military_from_Mongolia_to_the_Philippines_to_Iraq_and_Beyond 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 00:55:22 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 10:25:47 -0800 2009
I think the book can be read just as well in either the "survey of the military" form of Mr. Kaplan's design or a...more...]]> 33689 1400034574 9781400034574 170 40 Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33689.Imperial_Grunts_On_the_Ground_with_the_American_Military_from_Mongolia_to_the_Philippines_to_Iraq_and_Beyond 5 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Feb 19 07:36:42 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 07:41:39 -0800 2008
A fascinating look in...more...]]> 33689 1400034574 9781400034574 170 40 Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33689.Imperial_Grunts_On_the_Ground_with_the_American_Military_from_Mongolia_to_the_Philippines_to_Iraq_and_Beyond 3 0 false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 21:17:02 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 20:19:33 -0700 2009
Kaplan makes interesting points about the increasing regional and class differences in the military. Also his discussion of the nature of empire is interesting...more...]]> 33689 1400034574 9781400034574 170 40 Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33689.Imperial_Grunts_On_the_Ground_with_the_American_Military_from_Mongolia_to_the_Philippines_to_Iraq_and_Beyond 3 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 09:22:50 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 03 10:32:27 -0800 2007 more...]]> 33689 1400034574 9781400034574 170 40 Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33689.Imperial_Grunts_On_the_Ground_with_the_American_Military_from_Mongolia_to_the_Philippines_to_Iraq_and_Beyond 5 0 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 26 19:03:40 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 26 19:17:32 -0800 2007
If you dont know anything about the military, READ IT. If you think you know everything about the military, READ IT.

Having been pa...more...]]> 33689 1400034574 9781400034574 170 40 Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33689.Imperial_Grunts_On_the_Ground_with_the_American_Military_from_Mongolia_to_the_Philippines_to_Iraq_and_Beyond 3 0 false Mon Feb 02 07:05:41 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 07:06:53 -0800 2009 33689 1400034574 9781400034574 170 40 Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33689.Imperial_Grunts_On_the_Ground_with_the_American_Military_from_Mongolia_to_the_Philippines_to_Iraq_and_Beyond 4 0 false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 20:19:30 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 14:31:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 33689 1400034574 9781400034574 170 40 Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33689.Imperial_Grunts_On_the_Ground_with_the_American_Military_from_Mongolia_to_the_Philippines_to_Iraq_and_Beyond 5 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 07:05:27 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 07:07:18 -0800 2008 1961320 1400061326 9781400061327 14 2 Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190923963m/1961320.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1961320.Imperial_Grunts_The_American_Military_on_the_Ground 4 0 false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Feb 21 15:13:42 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 15:19:45 -0800 2008
The key takeaway from this book for me wa...more...]]> 33689 1400034574 9781400034574 170 40 Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33689.Imperial_Grunts_On_the_Ground_with_the_American_Military_from_Mongolia_to_the_Philippines_to_Iraq_and_Beyond 4 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 03 18:51:41 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 18:51:41 -0800 2009 33689 1400034574 9781400034574 170 40 Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33689.Imperial_Grunts_On_the_Ground_with_the_American_Military_from_Mongolia_to_the_Philippines_to_Iraq_and_Beyond 5 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 13:25:52 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 08:09:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 33689 1400034574 9781400034574 170 40 Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33689.Imperial_Grunts_On_the_Ground_with_the_American_Military_from_Mongolia_to_the_Philippines_to_Iraq_and_Beyond 3 0 false Wed Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 10 19:11:57 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 20:52:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1961320 1400061326 9781400061327 14 2 Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190923963m/1961320.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1961320.Imperial_Grunts_The_American_Military_on_the_Ground 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 13 16:09:30 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 23 07:17:45 -0800 2008
VERY interesting insight into some forgotten (by me) areas of the world (Yemen, Columbia, Mongolia...), what has happened there in the past, and what's going on around the world today.

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