书目

Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground

内容简介

InHogPilots,BlueWaterGrunts,acclaimedjournalistRobertD.KaplancontinueshisexplorationoftheAmericanmilitary'schallengingandvariedcommitmentsaroundtheworld.Fromprotectingsealanes,toprovidingdisasterrelief,topreparingforpotentialmilitaryconfrontationwithNorthKoreaandIran,Kaplandescribestheastonishing,vital,andoftenunacknowledgedoperationsregularlyperformedbyAmericanmilitarypersonnelintheair,atsea,andontheground.Vividandilluminating,thisbooktakesusdeepintothehighlytechnicalandexoticculturesofthearmedforces,tellingsoldiers'storiesfromtheperspectiveofthetroopsontheground.

作者简介

RobertD.KaplanischiefgeopoliticalanalystforStratfor,aprivateglobalintelligencefirm,andtheauthoroffourteenbooksonforeignaffairsandtraveltranslatedintomanylanguages,includingTheRevengeofGeography:WhattheMapTellsUsAboutComingConflictsandtheBattleAgainstFate;Monsoon:TheIndianOceanandtheFutureofAmericanPower;BalkanGhosts:AJourneyThroughHistory;andWarriorPolitics:WhyLeadershipDemandsaPaganEthos.HehasbeenaforeigncorrespondentforTheAtlanticformorethanaquarter-century.In2011and2012,ForeignPolicymagazinenamedKaplanamongtheworld’s“Top100GlobalThinkers.”From2009to2011,heservedunderSecretaryofDefenseRobertGatesasamemberoftheDefensePolicyBoard.Since2008,hehasbeenaseniorfellowattheCenterforaNewAmericanSecurityinWashington.From2006to2008,hewastheClassof1960DistinguishedVisitingProfessorinNationalSecurityattheU.S.NavalAcademy,Annapolis.,,

丛书

Vintage Departures

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