{"product_id":"between-war-and-peace-how-america-ends-its-wars-9781439194621","title":"Between War and Peace: How America Ends Its Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, \u003ci\u003eBetween War and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a set of essays devoted to the shadowy ground on which the guns have ceased their roar, but could resume at any moment\" ( \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e ).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the United States attempts to extricate itself from two long and costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, nothing could be more vital than a thorough examination of the way America has ended its major conflicts in the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As it fills an important gap in military history, \u003ci\u003eBetween War and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e is bound to be a pillar of military academy and college curricula. The book presents fifteen essays by leading American historians, each of which deals in fascinating detail with the aims of these wars, their predominant strategies, their final campaigns, the course and causes of termination, and their ramifications for the nation's future. Taken together, they will be a groundbreaking addition to the canon of military history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A formidable, collaborative effort that illuminates the past in ways that will help us understand our troubled present, \u003ci\u003eBetween War and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers inside some of American history's most important turning points.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Moten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.46w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439194621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColonel Matthew Moten is professor and deputy head of the Department of History at the United States Military Academy. A graduate of West Point, he has served in the U.S. Army for over twenty-seven years, including assignments in the Pentagon, Germany, Kuwait, and Iraq. He specializes in the history of American political-military relations. His recent publications include an essay entitled \"A Broken Dialogue: Rumsfeld, Shinseki, and Civil-Military Tension,\" in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Civil-Military Relations: The Soldier and the State in a New Era\u003c\/i\u003e (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009) and a short monograph entitled \u003ci\u003eThe Army Officer's Professional Ethic--Past, Present and Future\u003c\/i\u003e (Strategic Studies Institute, February 2010). Colonel Moten holds a doctorate in history from Rice University and is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Delafield Commission and the American Military Profession \u003c\/i\u003e(Texas A\u0026amp;M Press, 2000). He and his wife Margaret have two grown children, Stephanie and Marshall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44707455828083,"sku":"9781439194621","price":28.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_bbd51247-f4f7-41e6-b4e1-6a1d11541f47.jpg?v=1775840145","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/between-war-and-peace-how-america-ends-its-wars-9781439194621","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}