Naval War College Review
Abstract
Journalists David Cloud and Greg Jaffe have attempted to provide a narrative of the U.S. Army from the end of the Vietnam War through the present wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by tracing the careers of four Army general officers. Using biographic sketches of Generals John Abizaid, George Casey, Peter Chiarelli, and David Petraeus, The Fourth Star seeks to show how the Army has changed doctrinally and developed its leaders. Cloud and Jaffe deliver a story that is engaging, although short on analysis, explaining how as an institution the Army adapted post-Vietnam.
Recommended Citation
Logel, Jon Scott
(2010)
"The Fourth Star: Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army,"
Naval War College Review: Vol. 63:
No.
3, Article 16.
Available at:
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol63/iss3/16