Outmaneuvered

“A brilliant analysis of failed U.S. military crusades… . Persuasive in every particular, Outmaneuvered is a scathing indictment of arrogance, ineptitude and appalling naïveté, exposing misguided actions across six decades of U.S. administrations in the theater of irregular war … Outmaneuvered should haunt every American and give us pause, for we too have been complicit.” —Charleston Post and Courier“An admirable must read for military and foreign policy history buffs.” —Booklist“A searing indictment of overweening arrogance, strategic ineptitude, and criminally wishful thinking, Warren’s latest book is a persuasive account, equal parts maddening and heartbreaking, of misguided actions across 60 years of U.S. administrations in the theater of irregular war, the repercussions of which will be felt for years to come … A long-overdue call for American restraint and humility in international affairs.” —Kirkus Reviews“Based on outcomes, US military performance in recent decades has ranged from indifferent to poor, with the few successes partial and inconclusive. Why this has been the case is a matter that has received too little attention. In Outmaneuvered, James Warren takes on the question directly, offering answers that are both insightful and instructive.” —Andrew Bacevich, author of America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History“James Warren’s Outmaneuvered is a plea begging the most powerful military the world has ever seen to finally understand why it keeps losing wars. Warren’s answer is that America’s military, and the civilians who direct it, do not understand that politics continues during wars and is integral to the outcome of war. Should be required reading for national leaders and at war colleges across this great land.” —John Nagl, author of Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam

James A. Warren is a historian and foreign policy analyst. A regular contributor to The Daily Beast, he is the author of God, War, and Providence: The Epic Struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England; American Spartans: The US Marines: A Combat History from Iwo Jima to Iraq; and The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History (with Major General Fred Haynes, USMC-RET), among other books. For many years, Warren was an acquisitions editor at Columbia University Press, and more recently a visiting scholar in American Studies at Brown University. He lives in Saunderstown, Rhode Island.