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"The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War" by Fred Kaplan

Fred Kaplan is a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and author of The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War

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Fred Kaplan broke the news of Paula Broadwell’s involvement in Petraeus’ resignation from the CIA in his “War Stories” column in Slate. Now, he draws on secret documents, private emails, and extensive interviews with more than one hundred key players, including Petraeus, to deliver many news-making revelations.

The Insurgents is the inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars, led by Petraeus, who plotted to change the American military from within. This is a story of power, politics, ideas, and personalities–and how they converged to reshape the twenty-first-century American military.

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