{"product_id":"how-everything-became-war-and-the-military-became-everything-tales-from-the-pentagon-9781476777870","title":"How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A dynamic work of reportage\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) written \"with clarity and...wit\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) about what happens when the ancient boundary between war and peace is erased.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce, war was a temporary state of affairs. Today, America's wars are everywhere and forever: our enemies change constantly and rarely wear uniforms, and virtually anything can become a weapon. As war expands, so does the role of the US military. Military personnel now analyze computer code, train Afghan judges, build Ebola isolation wards, eavesdrop on electronic communications, develop soap operas, and patrol for pirates. You name it, the military does it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \"ambitious and astute\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) work, Rosa Brooks \"provides a masterful analysis\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) of this seismic shift in how America wages war from an unconventional perspective--that of a former top Pentagon official who is the daughter of two anti-war protesters and married to an Army Green Beret. By turns a memoir, a work of journalism, a scholarly exploration of history, anthropology, and law, \u003ci\u003eHow Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is an \"illuminating\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \"eloquent\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), \"courageous\" (\u003ci\u003eUS News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"essential\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e) examination of the role of the military today. Above all, it is a rallying cry, for Brooks issues an urgent warning: When the boundaries around war disappear, we undermine both America's founding values and the international rules and organizations that keep our world from sliding towards chaos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3801891\"\u003eRosa Brooks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476777870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147677787X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL046000\"\u003eCommentary \u0026amp; Opinion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL012000\"\u003eSecurity (National \u0026amp; International)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL069000\"\u003ePublic Policy | Military Policy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRosa Brooks is a Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, a columnist for \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, and a law professor at Georgetown University\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e She previously worked at the Pentagon as Counselor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; in 2011, she was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service. Brooks has also served as a senior advisor at the US Department of State, a consultant for Human Rights Watch, and a weekly opinion columnist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Her articles and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and dozens of other newspapers and magazines, and she is a frequent television guest, with appearances on the \u003ci\u003eCharlie Rose Show\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eRachel Maddow Show\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show, \u003ci\u003eMeet the Press\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eErin Burnett OutFront\u003c\/i\u003e. Brooks lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband Joe, her daughters Anna and Clara, and a Brittany spaniel named Scout\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684671688941,"sku":"9781476777870","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b155faef-ffa8-41b9-a01e-571241a4a91f.jpg?v=1649757060","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/how-everything-became-war-and-the-military-became-everything-tales-from-the-pentagon-9781476777870","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}