LEADER 00000nim a22005415a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125111732.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 141201s2014 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9781494527297 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1494527294 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ttm_9781494527297_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT11214615 037 11214615|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 327.73009/04|223 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Zinni, Anthony C.,|eauthor. 245 10 Before the first shots are fired :|bhow America can win or lose off the battlefield|h[Hoopla electronic resource] / |cGeneral Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bTantor Audio,|c2014. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 24 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Johnny Heller. 520 For the better part of the last half century, the United States has been the world's police, claiming to defend ideologies, allies, and our national security through brute force. But is military action always the most appropriate response? Drawing on his vast experience, retired four-star general Tony Zinni argues that we have a lot of work to do to make the process of going to war-or not-more clear-eyed and ultimately successful. He examines the relationship between the executive and the military; the challenges of working with the UN, coalition forces, and NATO; and the difficult choices that need to be made to create tomorrow's military. Among his provocative points:Virtually every recent American military operation follows a disconnected series of actions that lead to outcomes we never foresaw or intended.We need to assign accountability for the political decisions that can make or break a mission.Words and ideas are as important to victory in today's conflicts as bullets.From the Oval Office to the battlefield, Before the First Shots Are Fired is a hard-hitting analysis of the history of America's use of military action and a spirited call for change. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 Strategic culture|zUnited States. 650 0 Militarism|zUnited States. 650 0 Peace. 651 0 United States|xForeign relations|y2001-2009|xPhilosophy. 651 0 United States|xForeign relations|y1989- 651 0 United States|xMilitary policy. 651 0 United States|xHistory, Military|y20th century|vAnecdotes. 651 0 United States|xHistory, Military|y21st century|vAnecdotes. 700 1 Koltz, Tony,|eauthor. 700 1 Heller, Johnny,|enarrator. 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 11214615?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ttm_9781494527297_180.jpeg