{"product_id":"degrade-and-destroy-9781250872807","title":"Degrade and Destroy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the ultimate insider's view of perhaps the darkest chapter of the Forever Wars. Michael R. Gordon knows everyone, was seemingly everywhere, and brings a lifetime of brilliant reporting to telling this crucial story. Retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis, Sixteenth Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and author of \u003ci\u003eTo Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn essential account of the struggle against ISISand of how Presidents Obama, Trump, and Biden have waged war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 2014, President Barack Obama faced an unwelcome surprise: insurgents from the Islamic State had seized the Iraqi city of Mosul and proclaimed a new caliphate, which they were ruling with an iron fist and using to launch terrorist attacks abroad. After considerable deliberation, President Obama sent American troops back to Iraq. The new mission was to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIS, primarily by advising Iraqi and Syrian partners who would do\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529005769047,"sku":"9781250872807","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250872807.jpg?v=1731873922","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/degrade-and-destroy-9781250872807","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}