Prevent War: A New Strategy for America

By Jack Kidd

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967578604
• ISBN13: 9780967578606
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Three Presidents Pub
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A General's Plan for Peace-Everyone Should Read this Book

General Jack Kidd has written a very important book, one that should be read by every thinking American. One thing that distinguished General Kidd throughout his long military career was his ability to 'think outside the box', and come up with original, practical and fiscally sound solutions to problems. He originally showed his skills as a young B-17 pilot who rapidly rose through the ranks of his bomb group. After the war, he continued to rise through the ranks due to his practical problem-solving and leadership skills. When Gen. Kidd retired, he did so as a Brigadier General. In this book, Jack Kidd makes a strong case for the peaceful solution of world problems instead of war. He spells out in detail just how this could work, culminating in what he calls his Starlight Intitiative, and I would not do it justice to try to outline it in a brief review. The final chapter of the book is by far the strongest, and would stand alone in its eloquence and persuasiveness. Now past his eightieth year, this great American has left his nation one final legacy, and it could quite possibly be his most important. He wants to see war as he knew it and fought it rendered obsolete. Don't think it's possible? Read the book first, digest its arguments, and then decide. As a high school teacher and historian myself, I have learned much from the book and have used Gen. Kidd's arguments to stimulate my students--the next generation of Americans--to think about a world where peaceful solutions can replace the horrors of war--horrors which General Kidd speaks first-hand and which he has dedicated his life try to end forever. I recommend this book highly.