The Wars We Failed to Understand: A Review of Peter Bergen’s All the Presidents’ Wars

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A review of Peter Bergen's book 'All the Presidents’ Wars' reflects on the historical misunderstandings of US presidential wars, tracing insights from Vietnam through recent conflicts. The work critiques public perception and lessons learned from past American wars.

All the Presidents’ Wars by Peter Bergen. Norton, 2026. ISBN: 978-1-324-12406-1. pp. 432. $32.99 When I was a college student in 1991, a friend made an ignorant comment about the Vietnam War. I no longer remember his exact words – probably some painfully simple lesson absorbed from popular culture and repeated with the confidence only available to the young and … Read more The post The Wars We Failed to Understand: A Review of Peter Bergen’s All the Presidents’ Wars appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.