A review by sleepyboi2988
Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond by Robert D. Kaplan

4.0

Neat look into the American Empire. Interesting for me to learn about the various places we have 'Boots on the Ground' that Id never knew about, Mongolia, Africa, etc. The author makes a fairly convincing argument for that fact that we are a global empire by simply visiting these various countries and embedding with the troops we have there making sure Washington's will and policies are spread and adhered to. We definitely have our fingers in many pies around the world. Overall a good travelogue by Robert, not quite on par with his Balkan Ghosts though.