"In this deep and incisive study, General David Petraeus, who commanded the US-led coalitions in both Iraq, during the Surge, and Afghanistan and former CIA director, and the prize-winning historian Andrew Roberts, explore over 70 years of conflict, drawing significant lessons and insights from their fresh analysis of the past. Drawing on their different perspectives and areas of expertise, Petraeus and Roberts show how often critical mistakes have been repeated time and again, and the challenge, for statesmen and generals alike, of learning to adapt to various new weapon systems, theories and strategies"-- Provided by publisher.

"Published in 2023 in Great Britain by William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers" --title page verso.

The death of the dream of peace, 1945-1953 --Wars of decolonization, 1947-1975 -- America's war in Vietnam, 1964-1975 --- From the Sinai to Port Stanley, 1967-1982 -- Cold War denouement, 1979-1993 -- The new world disorder, 1991-1999 -- The war in Afghanistan, 2001-2021 -- The Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Vladimir Putin's existential war against Ukraine, 2022- -- The wars of the future.