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Sept. 25, 2024

Book Review: The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century

Cover of The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st CenturyStrategic Leadership |

Author: Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.
 
Reviewed by Dr. Thomas W. Spahr, De Serio Chair of Strategic Intelligence and associate professor, US Army War College
 
Dr. Thomas Spahr presents a compelling review of General Kenneth McKenzie’s The Melting Point, providing an overview of the book’s three main points and its unique scope compared to other generals’ memoirs. Spahr praises McKenzie’s writing on Afghanistan, in particular, calling it “the best [description] I have read of the strategic events that led to that dramatic end.” Spahr presents a compelling case for why the book “should be required reading at senior levels of professional military education.”
 

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Keywords: Afghanistan withdrawal, civil-military relations, military leadership, combatant commands, Middle East