04363cam a2200541 4500 588914632 TxAuBib 20220723120000.0 080512s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781415952733 sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book 1415952736 sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book 47743cd1-0a03-407d-aaa1-e6036e8713ea OverDrive (Reserve ID) 150798 OverDrive (Product ID) (OCoLC)227786235 TEFOD TEFOD JIC TxAuBib Kaplan, Robert D., 1952- Imperial grunts [Bridges Audiobook] : the American military on the ground / Robert D. Kaplan. New York : Books on Tape, [2008] Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 512MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 512MB. Title from: Title details screen. Downloadable audio file. Duration: 18:41:40. Unabridged. Read by John H. Mayer. 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 foot, or in a Humvee, with the troops themselves, for even as elites in New York and Washington debated imperialism in grand, historical terms, individual marines, soldiers, airmen, and sailors--all the cultural repositories of America's unique experience with freedom--were interpreting policy on their own, on the ground, in dozens upon dozens of countries every week, oblivious to such faraway discussions ... Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 268749 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-21 20:00:02. Imported from MARC file. Soldiers United States History 21st century. Special forces (Military science) United States. War on Terrorism, 2001- World politics 1995-2005. Imperialism. United States Military policy. Audiobooks. Mayer, John H. Books on Tape, Inc. http://bridges.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=47743CD1-0A03-407D-AAA1-E6036E8713EA http://excerpts.contentreserve.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/150798-ImperialGrunts.wma Excerpt https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/150798-ImperialGrunts.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/150798-ImperialGrunts.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=47743CD1-0A03-407D-AAA1-E6036E8713EA&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/150798-ImperialGrunts.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/150798-ImperialGrunts.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=47743CD1-0A03-407D-AAA1-E6036E8713EA&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)