Mark Moyar

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  • Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 19541965 (2006) ISBN   0-521-86911-0
  • A Question of Command: Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq (2009) ISBN   0-300-15276-0
  • Strategic Failure: How President Obama's Drone Warfare, Defense Cuts, and Military Amateurism Have Imperiled America (2015) ISBN   1-4767-1324-3
  • Aid for Elites: Building Partner Nations and Ending Poverty through Human Capital (2016) ISBN   978-1-107-12548-3
  • Oppose Any Foe: The Rise of America’s Special Operations Forces (2017) ISBN   978-0465053933
  • Triumph Regained: The Vietnam War, 1965-1968 (2022) ISBN   978-1641772976
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    Mark A. Moyar
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    Born (1971-05-12) May 12, 1971 (age 52)
    Academic background
    Education Cambridge University, Ph.D.
    Alma mater Harvard University
    Cambridge University