[bksvol-discuss] Currently Scanning: "The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the End Game in Iraq" by Bing West
- From: Maria Kristic <maria6289@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:25:55 -0500 (EST)
Hi All,
My brother got a gift certificate from Barnes and Noble over the holidays, went
yesterday to pick out a book, and came back with this. It looked interesting,
and I've checked and seen that it's not in the collection, not on the Being
Scanned list, not on the Outsourcer list, not on the Checkout list, and not on
any of the three subpages of the Books in Process list, so I decided to scan
it. If this could be added to the Being Scanned list, that would be great. The
book is, as the subject says, "The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the End
Game in Iraq", by Bing West. I'm about 300 pages in to the scan, and plan on
finishing it today (it has around 450 pages), after which I'll do all the
proofreading listed in chapters 3 and 4 of the Scanning and Proofreading Manual
so as to make the proofreader's job as easy as possible, and then I'll submit.
If all goes as planned, I'll submit in a few days, or by the end of the week.
I'm pasting the synopsis below--if anyone wants to proof, let me know, and I'll
put a hold for you on it. I'm out of town next week and won't have Internet
access, but after that, I'd be more than happy to answer any proofing questions
on it, and I'll have the print copy available, since we own the book. If
someone lets me know off-list that they want to proof, I'll let the list know.
If no one specifically requests to proof, I'll just post when it's up there,
with more specific comments about the proofing I've done (which will also be in
the Comments section of the submission, of course), should anyone wish to grab
it--should be a very easy proofread once I've submitted it. Here's the synopsis:
"From a universally respected combat journalist, a gripping history based on
five years of front-line reporting about how the war was turned around–and the
choice now facing America
During the fierce battle for Fallujah, Bing West asked an Iraqi colonel why the
archterrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had fled in women’s clothes. The colonel
pointed to a Marine patrol walking by and said, “Americans are the strongest
tribe.”
In Iraq, America made mistake after mistake. Many gave up on the war. Then the
war took a sharp U-turn. Two generals–David Petraeus and Raymond
Odierno–displayed the leadership America expected. Bringing the reader from the
White House to the fighting in the streets, this remarkable narrative explains
the turnaround by U.S. forces.
In the course of fourteen extended trips over five years, West embedded with
more than sixty front-line units, discussing strategy with generals and tactics
with corporals. He provides an expert’s account of counterinsurgency, disposing
of myths. By describing the characters and combat in city after city, West
gives the reader an in-depth understanding that will inform the debate about
the war. This is the definitive study of how American soldiers actually fought
–a gripping and visceral book that changes the way we think about the war, and
essential reading for understanding the next critical steps to be taken."
Thanks much!
Regards,
Maria
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