The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America’s Military

Dana Priest

An account of America's growing dependence on its military to manage world affairs describes the cultural clashes experienced by the nation's generals, soldiers, and Green Berets in eighteen different countries. 70,000 first printing.

War & MilitaryWar & Military Strategy Soldiers, Veterans & Combat Experience American Civil War

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

Award	Year	Result	Category / Notes
Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism	2004	Winner	Secondary source
Pulitzer Prize in General NonfictionMajor	2004	Finalist	Secondary source

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01 Central figures
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02 Central places
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03 Suggested argument
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The book argues that America’s growing dependence on its military to manage world affairs produces cultural clashes experienced by generals, soldiers, and Green Berets across multiple countries.
Model confidence 52%
04 Reading orientation
35 / 100 academic
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