Teresa Fazio’s Fidelis: A Memoir is a most welcome entry to this genre. The book is a readable and engaging first-person account of her journey from band geek to Marine Corps officer, her deployment to Iraq, and her troubled re-entry to civilian life.
President Putin made three foundational assumptions in launching his war against Ukraine that should have been correct but were not. First, Putin assumed the invasion of Ukraine would be a quick and easy fight. Second, he assumed the world would denounce the invasion but tacitly allow it. Third, Putin assumed the war would deter NATO expansion.
