Subversion (Paperback)

Christopher Brownfield

ISBN 10: 1616083492 / ISBN 13: 9781616083496

Published by Skyhorse Publishing, 2011

Paperback. In Subversion, Lieutenant Christopher Brownfield recounts how a true believer in the power of the U.S. military loses his faith during the War on Terror. As an English major trained by the navy to supervise nuclear reactors aboard Cold War submarines, Brownfield constantly finds himself at odds with the establishment, asking the kinds of questions that good little officers should never ask. . . After years of waiting for Osama bin Laden to hop aboard a rubber raft with WMD, Brownfield puts down the rose colored periscope of the submarine force and volunteers for duty in Iraq. At the height of the insurgency, he joins a special operations unit charged with coordinating the coalition's strategy for Iraq's electricity and oil. Subversion is a shocking true story of corruption, incompetence, careerism, and redemption in the post 9/11 military that leaves the reader wondering who the real subversives are: guys like Brownfield or those who led us all astray. . . Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781616083496

Synopsis:

In Subversion, Lieutenant Christopher Brownfield recounts how a true believer in the power of the U.S. military loses his faith during the War on Terror. As an English major trained by the navy to supervise nuclear reactors aboard Cold War submarines, Brownfield constantly finds himself at odds with the establishment, asking the kinds of questions that good little officers should never ask. . .

After years of waiting for Osama bin Laden to hop aboard a rubber raft with WMD, Brownfield puts down the rose colored periscope of the submarine force and volunteers for duty in Iraq. At the height of the insurgency, he joins a special operations unit charged with coordinating the coalition's strategy for Iraq's electricity and oil.

Subversion is a shocking true story of corruption, incompetence, careerism, and redemption in the post 9/11 military that leaves the reader wondering who the real subversives are: guys like Brownfield or those who led us all astray. . .

Review: It s got a cocky, star-spangled, wide-angle feel, as if a subversive young novelist rewrote a Tom Clancy thriller after first piloting some nuclear submarines as a gonzo practice drill.

Astimulating, disabused tale of corruption, incompetence, and careerism inuniform.

Witty, sarcastic . . . a valuable read and animportant history.

A stimulating, disabused tale of corruption, incompetence, and careerism in uniform.

It 's got a cocky, star-spangled, wide-angle feel, as if a subversive young novelist rewrote a Tom Clancy thriller after first piloting some nuclear submarines as a gonzo practice drill.

Witty, sarcastic . . . a valuable read and an important history.

Witty, insightful, scathing, appalling and inspiring a must-read book on the Iraq war.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Subversion (Paperback)
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new