The authors (both of the American Enterprise Institute) call for expanding the number of ground troops that the US can deploy in coming wars. They argue for training them to be able to fight across the "entire spectrum of conflict, from high-end major war to low-end peacekeeping missions." They discuss case studies of recent military campaigns in order to highlight current battlefield realities with which ground forces will need to cope. They describe the types of leadership, particularly junior leadership, that they believe will be needed in "forward deployment" situations and also discuss the necessity to build effective partnerships with foreign militaries they are seeking to develop and train. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)