Book Review: Boots and Suits: Historical Cases and Contemporary Lessons in Military Diplomacy

Authors

Kenneth Weisbrode

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Description

Author: Philip S. Kosnett (editor)

Reviewed by Kenneth Weisbrode, assistant professor of history, Bilkent University

Historian and professor Kenneth Weisbrode reviews retired US ambassador Philip S. Kosnett’s anthology on “just how contested, and how significant,” military diplomacy is. After highlighting the value of General Kenneth F. McKenzie’s (US Marine Corps, retired) instructive foreword, which defines military diplomacy, Weisbrode outlines the book’s range of case studies across history (from the Confederacy to Afghanistan), author perspectives (“academics and government officials”), and subject matter (“strategy, operations, and tactics”). He distills some of the book’s essential policy lessons for readers and notes the book’s wide-ranging utility for “teachers, students, and aspiring (or even veteran) military diplomats.”

Publication Date

1-17-2024

Keywords

military diplomacy, strategy, operations, tactics, policy

Disciplines

Defense and Security Studies

Recommended Citation

Kenneth Weisbrode, Book Review: Boots and Suits: Historical Cases and Contemporary Lessons in Military Diplomacy ( US Army War College Press, 2024),
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/33