The Savage Wars of Peace
Small Wars and the Rise of American Power
May 2003
Trade Paperback · 464 Pages
$18.99 U.S. · $22.00 CAN · £10.99 U.K. · €13.99 E.U.
ISBN 9780465007219
Basic Books
Trade Paperback · 464 Pages
$18.99 U.S. · $22.00 CAN · £10.99 U.K. · €13.99 E.U.
ISBN 9780465007219
Basic Books
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An entertaining jaunt through many of the expeditions, counterinsurgencies, and (insert your preferred term of art here), that the United States armed forces have undertaken since the beginning of the Republic. Along the way the author offers political analysis that hits its mark time and again. — Journal of Military History
Readers who know him from…the Wall Street Journal will come to this book expecting an analytical treatment of low-intensity conflict; they get the analysis but also a fascinating set of case studies worth reading for the stories alone. — Washington Post Book World
Boot's well-written narrative is not only fascinating reading…The events of September 11 give The Savage Wars of Peace an uncanny timeliness and sadly confirm almost all of Boot's dispassionate warnings. — The Weekly Standard
Boot combines meticulous scholarship with great storytelling and provocative opinions. He draws from his research direct lessons for a nation confronting the threat of global terrorism. — Philadelphia Inquirer
A great story and a compelling read. Boot combines a wide-angle perspective with an eye for detail. — Foreign Affairs
It is a great read with some very solid conclusions…an outstanding addition to this body of literature. — Washington Times
Entertaining, provocative, and often insightful history…Boot has crafted a thumping good, rock'em-sock'em sort of narrative. — Policy Review
Readers who know him from…the Wall Street Journal will come to this book expecting an analytical treatment of low-intensity conflict; they get the analysis but also a fascinating set of case studies worth reading for the stories alone. — Washington Post Book World
Boot's well-written narrative is not only fascinating reading…The events of September 11 give The Savage Wars of Peace an uncanny timeliness and sadly confirm almost all of Boot's dispassionate warnings. — The Weekly Standard
Boot combines meticulous scholarship with great storytelling and provocative opinions. He draws from his research direct lessons for a nation confronting the threat of global terrorism. — Philadelphia Inquirer
A great story and a compelling read. Boot combines a wide-angle perspective with an eye for detail. — Foreign Affairs
It is a great read with some very solid conclusions…an outstanding addition to this body of literature. — Washington Times
Entertaining, provocative, and often insightful history…Boot has crafted a thumping good, rock'em-sock'em sort of narrative. — Policy Review