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H.D.S. Greenway

General Petraeus's 'Anaconda Plan'

By H.D.S. Greenway
April 28, 2009

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David Petraeus might be forgiven for comparing himself with Ulysses S. Grant, the general to whom Lincoln, after finding so many generals wanting, finally turned to get the Civil War won. (Full article: 709 words)

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