In combat, when life is devalued and the desire to kill grows, a war animal is born.
A look into how officer culture often puts career advancement before the welfare of troops, undeniably causing the unnecessary loss of American lives.
The inherent problem with the last 20 years of warfighting is conventional war tactics being used to fight an unconventional counterinsurgency (COIN) war.
In order to establish democracy and government control, American and host nation counterparts work side by side to take back their country from terrorist rule. Insider attacks were common due to ineptitude and cultural dissonance, leading to mistrust and lack of cooperation between Americans and host nation allies.
Distinguishing friend from foe in a counterinsurgency war proves to be not only difficult, but deadly, unfortunately claiming the lives of both civilians and servicemembers.
Explore how American servicemembers went from the battlefield in the Middle East back to a world they didn’t understand anymore, and which didn’t understand them.