From bestselling author of masters of chaos comes the first and only book on the surge in iraq, with sustained access to general david petraeus and his senior commanders, and an analysis of how the war is likely to end. From all appearances, david petraeus was in his element. He lives in brooklyn with his wife, brooke gladstone. Paula broadwell captures his basic tenets of counterinsurgency and basic approach to leadershipas well as petraeuss personal qualities and characterin a highly readable and pithy fashion. The insurgents, about david petraeus, by fred kaplan. Bush to head multinational forces in iraq 200708 and who later served as commander in chief of central command centcom. David petraeus and the new jesus problem the atlantic. David petraeus might be retiring from the army today, but he wont really be gone. David petraeus, looks at the ways hostile forces have adapted to the ways the u. Other sources described the book as hagiographic, with author max boot. Petraeus had chosen broadwell to be his official biographer. A recent florida churchs burning of the quran has created an additional serious security challenge in afghanistan, warns gen. Petraeus transformed counterinsurgency from a frownedupon term to american military policy. The education of general david petraeus is the biography of david petraeus.
David petraeus, thencommander of isaf and us forces in afghanistan, speaks to the media at his office in kabul, afghanistan, in this 2010. How david petraeus avoided felony charges and possible. David petraeus biography, education, accomplishments. The saga that ultimately ensnared two of the nations leading national security officials started under the table at a restaurant at the georgetown four seasons. While her book is long on detail, it is short on unexpected insights or. David petraeus to afghanistan in the summer of 2010 to write her new book, all. General david petraeus is the most transformative leader the american military has seen since the generation of marshall. In the new york times bestseller all in, military expert paula broadwell examines petraeuss career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the u.
Paula broadwell, a native of bismarck and a graduate of century high school, followed gen. Unlike many stories about powerful washington figures having secret affairs, the downfall of spy chief david petraeus goes deeper than sex. Petraeuss critics fault him for ambition and selfpromotion, broadwell wrote in the book, all in. Petraeus has 14 books on goodreads with 2014 ratings. The two grew close, a new book alleges, during clintons time as secretary of state. David petraeus shakes hands with thenpresidential candidate hillary clinton in 2008. The education of general david petraeus is the biography of david petraeus, written by paula broadwell and vernon loeb. David kilcullen, former counterinsurgency adviser to gen. Petraeus was widely recognized for his leadership of the surge in iraq, and for his command of coalition forces in afghanistan. David petraeus gives the thumbs up with his wife holly at his retirement ceremony. David petraeus, scott kelley, jill kelley, and holly petraeus watch the 2010 gasparilla parade from the kelleys front lawn. In august 2011 gen petraeus retired from the military just days ahead of the 10year anniversary of the attacks of 11 september, to take on his role as the head of the cia. My journey with general david petraeus and the remaking of the iraq war by peter r. Bush has the good fortune of having finally found his ulysses s.
The insurgents, by fred kaplan, is a readable, thoroughly reported account of how gen. Essential lessons from those who made history, was released in october 2019. Petraeus mistress paula broadwell photo 11 pictures. Paula broadwell, david petraeus and the afterlife of a. David petraeus in last falls affair scandal, but thats not the topic of his new book. Central command chief in 2009 when he began introducing his staff to a young harvard university researcher who was writing his biography. General david petraeus and the american military adventure in iraq, 20062008 is a 2009 book by journalist thomas e. David petraeus and the plot to change the american way of war, a new book by fred kaplan. Before i lay out the petraeus counternarrative a narrative intentionally ignored by most of the pentagon press and national security reporters, for reasons ill soon explain let me say this about the man once known as king david, general.
The general motors turns out that david petraeus, the commander of our troops in iraq, is a runnera fast, slightly obsessive, completely inyourface runner. A new tellall book from a florida woman enmeshed in the investigations that eventually brought down cia director and retired army general david petraeus lays bare dozens of the emails that the. Ive known david petraeus since he was a colonel and written two books in which he appeared, but i still learned a lot about him from this book. Petraeuss most popular book is counterinsurgency warfare. The education of general david petraeus by paula broadwell. The education of general david petraeus, his biography, when petraeus was the international security assistance force commander. National security reporter fred kaplan was the first to publicly link paula broadwell to gen. Dod when it came out that cia director david petraeus had an affair with his hagiographer, i got punked. The david petraeus scandal, explained mother jones.
How i was drawn into the cult of david petraeus wired. In his first public testimony since resigning as cia director, former army gen. David petraeus, in full david howell petraeus, born november 7, 1952, cornwallonhudson, new york, u. The petraeus scandal is a series of events that garnered strong media attention when an extramarital affair between retired fourstar general david petraeus, then director of the central intelligence agency, and paula broadwell became public information. Petraeus and his high profile activities in the middle east. Petraeus practically reforged the army in his image. David petraeus, the top commander in the middle east, comes to byu, sara israelsenhartley, deseret news, 25 martie 2010. It covers the 20062008 period where his last book fiasco left off. David petraeus and the plot to change the american way of war a pulitzer prize finalist and new york times bestseller, 1959, daydream believers, and the wizards of armageddon.
Yes, this is that paula broadwell, the menteeturnedbiographer of david h. Fred kaplan is the nationalsecurity columnist for slate and the author of five previous books, dark territory. David petraeus pleads guilty to giving classified journals. Petraeus was widely recognized for his leadership of the surge in iraq, and for his command of. Petraeus, the former cia director and retired fourstar army general, admitted tuesday that he gave eight handwritten journals containing highly classified information about secret. S army general david petraeus is famously known for leading the 101st airborne division into fierce combat in baghdad, in a campaign chronicled in the book in the company of soldiers, by.
David petraeuss biographer and mistress paula broadwell spent hours interviewing petraeuss wife, holly, about the couples relationship while she was secretly carrying on an affair with the. Book details emails, allegations in petraeus scandal. Broadwell was a writer and reserve army officer who wrote the 2012 book all in. David petraeus wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Petraeus apologized to the senate armed services committee for his extramarital affair. David petraeus has already inspired two biographical accounts of. This is the best book yet on general david petraeus, written by a remarkable former army officer who spent months on the ground in afghanistan herself. General david petraeus us army, ret served over 37 years in the u.
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