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...Niall Ferguson is the Tisch Professor of History and author of such books as ““The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Decline of the West...
...their own. 1. Metaphors, metaphors, metaphors, metaphors. You can’t knock a classic. Since the mid-1980’s, Thomas has cranked out the most ridiculous metaphors this side of the Mississippi. Confused about the relationship between the Israeli-Palestinian struggle and the wider Islamist conflict with the West? “It’s Off Broadway to Broadway.” Wondering about the different ways Congress can treat China? It’s “either scapegoat or Sputnik.” Want to understand subtleties of diplomatic theory? “Trying...
...perhaps, the history of the Iraq conflict will one day read. But in this case, it’s the story of war in the Leyte Gulf—not the Persian Gulf. The date is October...
Even though the book’s immediate subject-matter, large-scale naval warfare, appears to be obsolete now, “Sea of Thunder” remains relevant to modern-day conflict. Twelve kamikaze pilots dive-bombed American ships during that battle—perhaps the first incident of Japanese suicide tactics in the war. Another 3,900 self-destructing flyers would follow suit within a year...
...some of the blame for allowing Iraq to disinintegrate on their watch. As Douglas MacGregor, a retired Army Col. and military writer, observed recently: "Tactical blunders have strategic consequences and the generals have blundered badly in Iraq. In war, military strategy is supposed to reduce the probability of armed conflict, to persuade those who might fight not to fight, and when necessary, to win at the least cost in lives and treasure. In Iraq, the top generals achieved the opposite outcome." Said one retired senior officer: "I'd like to see a war commander be more of an asshole. They...