[bksvol-discuss] Re: Currently Scanning: "The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the End Game in Iraq" by Bing West
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:07:58 -0800 (PST)
Thanks, Maria
Cindy
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--- On Sun, 12/27/09, Maria Kristic <maria6289@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Maria Kristic <maria6289@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Currently Scanning: "The Strongest Tribe: War,
> Politics, and the End Game in Iraq" by Bing West
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, December 27, 2009, 11:25 AM
> Hi All,
>
> My brother got a gift certificate from Barnes and Noble
> over the holidays, went yesterday to pick out a book, and
> came back with this. It looked interesting, and I've checked
> and seen that it's not in the collection, not on the Being
> Scanned list, not on the Outsourcer list, not on the
> Checkout list, and not on any of the three subpages of the
> Books in Process list, so I decided to scan it. If this
> could be added to the Being Scanned list, that would be
> great. The book is, as the subject says, "The Strongest
> Tribe: War, Politics, and the End Game in Iraq", by Bing
> West. I'm about 300 pages in to the scan, and plan on
> finishing it today (it has around 450 pages), after which
> I'll do all the proofreading listed in chapters 3 and 4 of
> the Scanning and Proofreading Manual so as to make the
> proofreader's job as easy as possible, and then I'll submit.
> If all goes as planned, I'll submit in a few days, or by the
> end of the week. I'm pasting the synopsis below--if anyone
> wants to pro
> of, let me know, and I'll put a hold for you on it. I'm
> out of town next week and won't have Internet access, but
> after that, I'd be more than happy to answer any proofing
> questions on it, and I'll have the print copy available,
> since we own the book. If someone lets me know off-list that
> they want to proof, I'll let the list know. If no one
> specifically requests to proof, I'll just post when it's up
> there, with more specific comments about the proofing I've
> done (which will also be in the Comments section of the
> submission, of course), should anyone wish to grab
> it--should be a very easy proofread once I've submitted it.
> Here's the synopsis:
>
> "From a universally respected combat journalist, a gripping
> history based on five years of front-line reporting about
> how the war was turned around–and the choice now facing
> America
>
> During the fierce battle for Fallujah, Bing West asked an
> Iraqi colonel why the archterrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had
> fled in women’s clothes. The colonel pointed to a Marine
> patrol walking by and said, “Americans are the strongest
> tribe.”
>
> In Iraq, America made mistake after mistake. Many gave up
> on the war. Then the war took a sharp U-turn. Two
> generals–David Petraeus and Raymond Odierno–displayed
> the leadership America expected. Bringing the reader from
> the White House to the fighting in the streets, this
> remarkable narrative explains the turnaround by U.S. forces.
>
>
> In the course of fourteen extended trips over five years,
> West embedded with more than sixty front-line units,
> discussing strategy with generals and tactics with
> corporals. He provides an expert’s account of
> counterinsurgency, disposing of myths. By describing the
> characters and combat in city after city, West gives the
> reader an in-depth understanding that will inform the debate
> about the war. This is the definitive study of how American
> soldiers actually fought –a gripping and visceral book
> that changes the way we think about the war, and essential
> reading for understanding the next critical steps to be
> taken."
>
> Thanks much!
>
> Regards,
> Maria
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