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In Iraq, the United States made mistake after mistake. Many Americans gave up on the war. Then 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, combat journalist and bestselling author Bing West explains this astounding turnaround by U.S. forces. In the course of fifteen extended trips over five years, West embedded with more than sixty front-line units, discussing strategy with generals and tactics with corporals. Disposing of myths, he provides an expert's account of the counterinsurgency. This is the definitive study of how American soldiers actually fought.

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　　Bing West was assistant secretary of defense for international

security affairs under President Ronald Reagan. He served in the

Marine infantry in Vietnam. Later, as an analyst at the RAND

Corporation, he wrote the Vietnam classic The Village, that

war colleges use as a primer in counterinsurgency. As a

correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, West has covered the

war for five years. His books on Iraq - No True Glory: A

Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah and The March

Up: Taking Baghdad with the United States Marines (co-authored

with MajGen Ray Smith)–have won the Marine Corps Heritage

Foundation’s General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award for nonfiction,

the Colby Award for military nonfiction, and the Veteran of Foreign

Wars Media Award. West is a member of the Council on Foreign

Relations; his articles appear in The New York Times, The

Wall St. Journal, and other major newspapers. He appears on

National Public Radio and The Newshour with Jim

Lehrer.

　　From the Hardcover edition.

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　　Balanced, panoramic assessment of the Iraq War by former

Marine and Reagan administration veteran West (No True Glory, 2005,

etc.), who heralds American soldiers as its unsung heroes amid the

fog of Washington". . .A timely, eye-opening historical analysis

that provides clarity around the difficult choices the next

president faces." —Kirkus, starred review

　　"In this important new chronicle of the war in Iraq, Bing West

reveals how America reached the brink of defeat in 2006 and then

managed in 2007 to stage a stunning turnaround. With its vivid,

on-the-ground reporting, his book is a fitting tribute to the

honor, valor, and toughness of our soldiers. Notwithstanding

numerous mistakes by their leaders, West shows that their

sacrifices have made success possible—as long we do not withdraw

prematurely."—Senator John S. McCain

　　"Sometimes the best way to support the troops is to criticize the

generals. Bing West does both well in this book, showing a sympathy

for our soldiers and Marines, but also a great ear for military

truth and a determination to render events accurately. This is his

third and most important book about the Iraq war. Read it."

　　—Thomas E. Ricks, author of FIASCO: The American Military

Adventure in Iraq

　　"A brilliant exposition. Based on extensive experience in the war

zone, Bing West recounts how Soldiers and Marines showed the

President and the Pentagon the way to solve the Iraq insurgency

problem. Echoing the admonition that "all politics are local", The

Strongest Tribe convincingly argues that it was a grass roots

strategy developed by on-scene officers who forged ties at the

tribal level that brought stability to Iraq's turbulent Anbar

Province and provided hope for all Iraq."

　　—Lt. Gen. Bernard E. Trainor USMC (Ret.) Co-author of The

Generals' War

　　and COBRA II: The Inside Story of the Invation and Occupation of

Iraq

　　"Some four decades ago I told Bing West that his book, the

Village, would become a classic in counterinsurgency warfare. And

so it did. "The Strongest Tribe" will surely be West's second

classic—a moving and detailed account of almost six years of war in

Iraq." —Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Director of Central Intelligence

Agency, Nixon administration; Secretary of Defense, Ford

administration; Chairman, The Mitre Corporation

　　"West calls it like he sees it, and there is probably no American

not wearing a uniform who has seen more of this war." —Washington

Post Book World

　　"An authoritative testament . . . full of eyewitness accounts . .

. [Bing] West, who served in Vietnam as a Marine infantry officer,

is more than a battlefield observer. He is a military analyst who

wants to show how counterinsurgency works."—Wall Street

Journal

书籍介绍

In Iraq, the United States made mistake after mistake. Many Americans gave up on the war. Then 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, combat journalist and bestselling author Bing West explains this astounding turnaround by U.S. forces. In the course of fifteen extended trips over five years, West embedded with more than sixty front-line units, discussing strategy with generals and tactics with corporals. Disposing of myths, he provides an expert's account of the counterinsurgency. This is the definitive study of how American soldiers actually fought.