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5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful view of US military from the ground up, 28 April 2008

By	Stephen Folan (Middlesex United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond (Paperback)

This book looks at a number of military actions being undertaken in the 21st century from the view of the US soldiers/marines on the ground. It does not pretend to be objective but it shows the many and varied activities of the US abroad and how they do try and be sympathetic to the indigenous population and not just blow them up or shoot them (where possible).

It also suggests that 'Big Army' is out of date for the modern forces and modern cultures as being too slow, too remote and not trusting the people on the ground who are more willing to sacrifice their lives then the desk bound strategist in the Pentagon/Whitehall.

Although I am not ex-military or a historian I think that there is also story about the effects of globalisation; the way that local culture and loyalty will always re-assert itself and that exporting Western democracy may not be the best solution in a complicated, more media led world.

It makes you feel proud to have such soldiers on your side and ashamed of the politicians and generals who deploy them.

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