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Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground--Collector's and Library Edition
Hog Pilots Blue Water Grunts The American Military in the Air at Sea and on the GroundCollector's and Library Edition Author:Robert D. Kaplan Collector's and Library Edition titles are packaged in durable vinyl binding that will ensure lasting value and protection for your audiobook. So whether you use it once or loan it out to a friend, you need not worry about rips, tears, or accidental drops. ;; In this extraordinary audiobook, Robert D. Kaplan lets listeners experience up close th... more »e American military worldwide in the air, at sea, and on the ground. HOG PILOTS, BLUE WATER GRUNTS provides not only a ground-level portrait of the Global War on Terrorism on several continents, but also a gritty firsthand account of how U.S. soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen are protecting sea-lanes, providing disaster relief, contending with the military rise of China, fighting the war in Iraq, and crafting contingency plans for war with North Korea and Iran.
Expanding on Kaplans acclaimed Imperial Grunts, HOG PILOTS, BLUE WATER GRUNTS shifts focus to the Pacific and completes his analysis of army Special Forces and the marines, while also taking listeners into the heart of the myriad tribal cultures of the air force, surface and subsurface navies, and the regular armys Stryker brigades. Kaplan goes deep into their highly technical and exotic worlds, and he tells this story through the words and perspectives of the enlisted personnel and junior officers themselves.
This provocative and illuminating audiobook not only conveys the vast scope of Americas military commitments, but also shows us astonishing and vital operations right as they unfoldfrom the point of view of the troops themselves.« less