David Petraeus: A Biography

Book Description

David Petraeus: A Biography offers an objective assessment of the life and career of the man who is arguably the most important military figure of the decade and certainly an officer who has had an enormous impact on U.S. military strategy and policy.

The biography examines the full range of Petraeus’s experiences, from his youth in New York to his involvement with the 101st Airborne Division to the 2007 MoveOn.org controversy. The author, a military historian and army strategist, explores the general’s considerable influence on officer development, as well as the ways in which his integration of diplomatic, economic, and informational components into military campaigns have transformed the Department of Defense’s approach to warfare. Readers will be able to clearly trace Petraeus’s rise to prominence and discover how his actions have shaped, and been shaped by, current events in the United States and the Middle East.

中文：

书名：大卫·彼得雷乌斯：传记

大卫·彼得雷乌斯：传记 对这位可以说是十年来最重要的军事人物，当然也是一位对美国军事战略和政策产生了巨大影响的军官的生活和职业生涯进行了客观的评估。

这本传记全面考察了彼得雷乌斯的经历，从他在纽约的青年时期到他参与第101空降师的工作，再到2007年MoveOn.org的争议。作为一名军事历史学家和军队战略家，作者探讨了这位将军对军官发展的相当大的影响，以及他将外交、经济和信息部分整合到军事行动中的方式如何改变了国防部的战争方法。读者将能够清楚地追踪彼得雷乌斯的崛起，并发现他的行为是如何塑造美国和中东的时事以及如何被塑造的。