"Matt Morgan served his country in Afghanistan, and he continues his service in writing A Democracy Is Born. He provides a vivid, first-hand account of the difficulties and tremendous sacrifices made by Americans and Afghans to bring stability and peace to that troubled land." -- Ed Ruggero, Best-Selling Military Historian, Author of The First Men In and The Leader's Compass "A Democracy Is Born is an engaging story from the frontlines of today's major conflict against international terrorism." -- General Barry R. McCaffrey, USA (Retired) Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at the United States Military Academy, NBC News National Security Analyst "Matt Morgan is a rare breed of author, equally at home in a university classroom and on the streets of Afghanistan. A Democracy Is Born deftly weaves his personal travels into the wider sweep of an historic era. The beauty, danger, poignancy, and hope of Afghanistan come alive in these pages." -- Nathaniel Fick, Author of The New York Times bestseller One Bullet Away
Matthew J. Morgan is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and has completed graduate work at Harvard Business School and the University of Hawai'i. He served six years in the U.S. Army intelligence, including a tour of Afghanistan in which he was awarded the Bronze Star, and he currently works as an Associate at McKinsey & Company. Morgan has served in a variety of teaching appointments at various institutions since 2002, including Assistant Professor of Government at Bentley College and Lecturer of Organizational and Political Communications at Emerson College. He is the author of over 30 articles on strategic and organizational issues and of the forthcoming book The American Military After 9/11 (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2008).
Morgan, a former Army intelligence officer, author on current
military issues, and graduate of the Harvard Business School, draws
on his unusual career and his year's tour of duty in Afghanistan to
challenge conventional wisdom.
*MultiCultural Review*
[A] fascinating narrative from the perspective of one who was
there. Morgan's insight into the democratic development of
Afghanistan permist readers to juxtapose the events in that nation
with the conflict in Iraq.
*Parameters*
Morgan, a former US Army intelligence officer who was deployed for
11 months in Afghanistan, discusses the significance and security
implications of the 2004 Afghan elections. He argues that they
represented a serious blow to al-Quaeda and Taliban insurgents and
marked a turning point for the country.
*Survival*
Drawn from the author's experiences in Afghanistan in 2004-05, this
volume discusses security and intelligence aspects of conducting an
election in conditions of terrorism and guerrilla warfare…. Many of
the anecdotes Morgan recounts have a turf-war flavor to them, as he
describes being detached to the UN management of Afghanistan's
presidential election of October 2004, won by Hamid Karzai. When
not illustrating friction among the international entities--the UN,
NATO, the U.S.-led military coalition, humanitarian NGOs, which
were attempting to transform Afghanistan from its traditional
tribalism into a democracy--Morgan imparts the customs of
automobile driving in the country, bargaining in the bazaar, and
other observations of daily life. These are Morgan's practical
appeal, while his analysis of the intelligence function may be
helpful, too, to members of American military services deploying to
Afghanistan. Specialized to be sure, but a work professionally
useful to its audience.
*Booklist*
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
