16: What We Got Wrong in Afghanistan
Left of Boom | A Military.com Podcast
English - January 29, 2021 17:09 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBGovernment News army marines spaceforce airforce coastguard departmentofdefense militaryhistory militarynews navy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Bing West has been called "The Grunt's Homer." After serving as a Marine Corps infantry officer in Vietnam and then going on to be an assistant secretary of defense at the Pentagon, he has devoted his time to long embeds with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, telling their stories and bearing witness to the wars in a series of nonfiction books. His new novel, The Last Platoon, is a cautionary tale about America's "Forever War." He joins Left of Boom to talk about co-writing Jim Mattis' memoir, the real people who inspired characters in his book, and speaking truth to power at the Pentagon.
Find The Last Platoon here.