Tom Ricks and The Generals: Why the US succeeded in WWII but not Since

Tom Ricks, award-winning military journalist, gives the Nimitz Lecture on why the US military succeeded in WW II but had so much trouble in the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The book version is out shortly,

Tom Ricks, The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today

See also Ricks’s invaluable blog