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.,,