America's War For the Greater Middle East

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From the end of World War II until 1980, virtually no American soldiers were killed in action while serving in the Greater Middle East. Since 1990, virtually no American soldiers have been killed in action anywhere else. What caused this shift? Andrew J. Bacevich, one of the country’s most respected voices on foreign affairs, offers an incisive critical history of this ongoing military enterprise—now more than thirty years old and with no end in sight. Bacevich is a retired professor of history and international relations at Boston University. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, he served for 23 years as a commissioned officer in the United States Army, including tours of duty in Vietnam and the Persian Gulf, and rising to the rank of Colonel. His son, Lt. Andrew Bacevich was killed in action in Iraq in 2007. Bacevich received his PhD in American diplomatic history from Princeton. Before joining the faculty of Boston University in 1998, he taught at West Point and at Johns Hopkins University. His three most recent books, Breach of Trust, Washington Rules, and The Limits of Power were on The New York Times bestseller list. A winner of the Lannan Notable Book Award, he lectures frequently at universities around the country. A book signing will follow his appearance. Photo Credit: Dale Robbins, Moyers Co.