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The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose Hardcover – March 30, 2006

by Tony Zinni (Author), Tony Koltz (Author), Tom Clancy (Foreword)

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Tony Zinni has served on the frontlines of war and peace--as a Marine in Vietnam, commander of troops in the Middle East, and diplomatic envoy. His wealth of experience provides fascinating insight into how the world works and a sweeping vision of America's role in it. Zinni argues that the roots of the world's growing turmoil are not being addressed and that America's aggressive confidence is making it worse--with potentially devastating implications for the safety of Americans. From the foxhole to the White House, Zinni's first-hand experience informs his view of how America can promote a more stable and peaceful world through realism and pragmatic cooperation with other peoples and states.

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The intellectual complement to Zinni and Clancy's bestselling Battle Ready (2004), a narrative memoir salted with specific policy recommendations, this volume provides the former U.S. Central Command chief's analysis of America's current global position. Zinni begins by asserting that America's status as "the most powerful nation in the history of the planet" has created a de facto empire. The U.S. has no choice: if it fails to take the lead, nothing significant happens. At the same time, Americans must recognize that, in a global age, there can be no zero-sum games: when someone loses, no one wins in any but the shortest term, he argues. The bulk of the book critiques what Zinni describes as the current U.S. emphasis on unilateral action and calls instead for working with others toward the goals of worldwide stability and development. "[N]egotiation, mediation and facilitation" should be our favored approaches, Zinni writes. And the post–Cold War pattern of ad hoc improvisation in foreign affairs should give way to systematic, in-depth planning. While fans of Battle Ready may grow frustrated with the abstractions in this volume, Zinni's pragmatic, low-key approach merits serious consideration. (Apr. 4)
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“...A warning that deserves serious consideration.” ―New York Times

“Zinni is an interesting man, and he has a lot of interesting things to say about the dangers of pursuing our current course in foreign policy. He is a distinctly non-ideological man in an era when ideology is running rampant both home and abroad.” ―Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post

“The intellectual complement to Zinni and Clancy's bestselling Battle Ready...This volume provides the former Cnetral Command chief's analysis of America's current global position...Zinni's pragmatic, low key approach merits serious condiseration.” ―Publishers Weekly

“Refreshingly contrarian, and perfectly commonsensical” ―Kirkus Reviews

“[Zinni and Koltz] provide a clear analysis and plan for the future of America that challenges all--policy wonks, soldiers, and citizens alike--to rethink how we use our power to influence the global community.” ―Library Journal

“Provocative, insightful, and straight-from-the-shoulder blunt” ―William S. Cohen, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1997-2001.

“Tony Zinni's writing is straightforward and to the point...a primer to guide us in the 21st century. Well done.” ―Richard L. Armitage, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, 2001-2005

“sensible and deserve[s] wide support.” ―James Fallows, national correspondent of The Atlantic Monthly, author of National Defense.

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Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (April 4, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1403971749
ISBN-13: 978-1403971746
Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 1 x 9.4 inches
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Customer Reviews: 16 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,934,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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J. Breneman

Knowledgeable approach

December 31, 2006

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Zinni (with Koltz) surprised me with this read. I had not expected him to be so open-minded and practical in his approach. Instead of pointing fingers (no more than 3 or 4 times) without offering solutions, here he IS offering solutions, and not half-hearted or vague ones, but well thought-out and capable ones.

In the beginning I was a little thrown off by some parts that seem to say "Hey look at me, I, Zinni, am great, I did this and that", but it does relay to the casual reader his credentials and knowledge on what he's writing.

His focus is more on global policy, with some changes (although not small) to some of the departmental structuring in the American government. Some topics he tackles are the "Stove Pipe Effect " (no cross-talk between intelligence agencies, leaving us blind-sided), moving away from the Cold War-Era military framework, and the ignorance to any REAL civic response to global crisis.

Worth reading, for anyone and everyone that believes America needs to adapt. Written without partisanship or superfluous chatter.

Even though Tom Clancy is a top-notch military historians, I found his forward to be completely unnecessary, why would he need that extra credibility? Should be apparent by his (Zinni's) roles and experience.

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most read if like military books

July 10, 2014

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This is a great book about military strategy

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W. Flint

Excellent overview of US interagency disfunction

January 23, 2007

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Gen Zinni's book is a timely overview of current US global engagement strategy. He provides clear examples of inconsistencies in US international engagement and makes several straightforward suggestions for improved coordination and execution of American foreign policy and national strategy. He shows why the US MUST stay globally engaged and that to revert to isolationism would be catastrophic and costly.

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Ray Raino

The Battle for Peace

May 22, 2007

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There are many things wrong with the thinking of high level officials in our government that would be corrected if they followed the advice offered by General Tony Zinni in his book. This is a must read for all American citizens.

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Karl H. Huffman

America's place in the world

August 4, 2006

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The suggestions put forward by Gen Zinni are interesting but:

1) They sound like Nation Building 101 - this we do not do.

2) If his remarks are aimed at the current Administration he may as well forget it. Bush and Co. have no interest in listening to other people's suggestions as they consider this to be "unpatriotic" - they, and only they, know best or so they think.

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Glenn D. Robinson

Peace requires many people to be involved. Good book

April 27, 2019

Format: Hardcover

A quick, concise and well thought book on how fragile society is and how much is needed to maintain order. Ideas for leaders to work hard to find ways to solve issues in parts of the world where there is instability and that we must work to find ways to do so. While written in the 2005-06 time frame, the ideas are fresh today and some of the issues are still present, such as the nuclear threats from North Korea, Pakistan and other nations.

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Thinking Outside the Box

May 30, 2006

Format: Hardcover

The Battle for Peace is a short book with big print, but it's the content that counts. And General Zinni provides a compelling case for changes in our diplomacy, military, organizational structure, and decision-making, and actions.

The general tells us that most of our structures such as FBI and CIA and Homeland Security are based on a WW II model that worked well against belligerant states, but is ineffective against NGO's or non-governmental organizations. For this, Zinni says that we must restructure and share information rather than fight turf wars within our governmental agencies. He provides numerous examples of how this might succeed.

General Zinni also sees a different role for the military which is also based on a WW II model of battalions, squadrons and air wings built to fight conventional forces of nation states. He sees the military becoming more involved in attempting to understand the history, culture, geography, and "material traits" of societies who are our potential enemies--or allies. By doing this, the general contends, our military will win the battles for peace rather than have to win a battle of war.

Using his model he compares the actions of the Bush administration's policies and diplomacy. Without rancor, but lacking in subtlty, he is critical of the administration's policy, planning, lack of containment and stabilization, and doctored intelligence.

In reviewing this easy-to-understand primer of international relations and diplomacy, it was difficult not to make comparisons with other books I've read where "Americanist" authors ridiculed the third world as the "turd world," or the author who suggested that we "convert all the Muslims to Christianity," or the one who wants us delivered from evil. The scholarship between Zinni and these authors I have alluded to is breathtakingly wide. Next to his thinking, their pronouncements seem childish, even a bit zanny compared to Zinni. (Sorry.) And none of these authors can resort to name-calling or questioning the patriotism of a general who is highly decorated, achieved four stars in a rank-stingy service, and has more time in the "chow line" than all of them put together have in the military, which is zero.

General Zinni is crystal clear that his understanding for his potential or actual enemies is not an appeasement. "That is not to say that knowing is forgiving. I don't buy that fallacy. Understanding may bring revulsion, and contempt. Knowing evil doesn't make evil less evil. Sitting down at a table with insurgents doesn't gurarantee my sympathy for them or for their cause. Some of them perform acts that we can never accept. Some evil is absolute; it puts the evildoer beyond the pale. We absolutely can't deal with some people."

In order to survive and lead, we must revise our infrastructure, share information laterally, eliminate "stovepipe" or top-down structures, understand our allies and enemies, negotiate, assist, plan, listen, learn about other cultures, and attack instability whereever it appears. This, Zinni contends will benefit all Americans at home. He also believes that truth, justice, and the American way are good for Americans. But the American way is not the way for everybody. Some will not embrace a democratic form of government.

Too bad no one read this book before we jumped into Iraq. Maybe we would have learned something more profound than that our enemies hate us because they hate our freedoms.

Maybe it's time we start to think outside the box.

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David

Pie in the sky

November 19, 2006

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I didn't enjoy trying to read this book. The beginning starts off like some cheesy infomercial. Maybe Tony wants to be on TV, but I wasn't buying it. Top the melodrama off with crazy ideas on what America is in relation to the world... different strokes for different folks.

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