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It is an inside, dispassionate review of what went wrong in Iraq and what appears now to have gone right, and is thus a fascinating read. The central, though not only, characters are four generals who ultimately had high-level responsibility for Iraq and the larger theater. Prominent in their development were advanced degrees earned at academically demanding universities, including in one case the University of Jordan for which Arabic was essential. Considerable play is given to their preparation in the so called Sosh Department at West Point as members/successors to its noted Lincoln Brigade. Their progress in an Army demoralized by Vietnam, focused on a conventional land war in Europe as opposed to the asymmetrical conflicts in Iraq and Afganistan, and subject to the political focus of its civilian leadership keeps the suspense element of the story going.Get more detail about The Fourth Star: Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army.