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Cat 5: The 2033 War
Author(s): Bing West (Author)
- Publisher: Knox Press
- Publication Date: July 7, 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 216 pages
- ISBN-10: B0G6MBP4L1
- ISBN-13: 9798895656525
Book Description
Bing West is the only historian to serve on the front lines in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan—and at the highest levels of government. He fought in the battles he writes about, and he explains with firsthand insight why our grunts won the fights, but our presidents lost the wars. The cause, he argues, was hubris. Presidents and policymakers believed the nation was too powerful to fail. That same conceit now threatens America itself. Our elected leaders have hollowed out the military while expanding entitlements to buy votes. The result is a weakened defense and a debt approaching collapse.
By 2033, two forces—our unsustainable debt and China’s ambition—will collide in a Category 5 storm. Drawing on six decades of combat and policy experience, West shows how America arrived at this perilous moment and how to deal with a disaster of our own making.
Cat 5: The 2033 War is a soldier’s warning and a historian’s verdict—an unflinching account of national pride, political failure, and the storm closing in. For the first time in our history, we face economic convulsion and confrontation with a mortal adversary—before a single shot is fired.Editorial Reviews
About the Author
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Cat 5: The 2033 War, West draws on six decades of experience in battle and government to warn how America’s debt, division, and complacency are eroding its power. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife, Betsy, and continues to write about national security and leadership in times of crisis.{“@context”:”https://schema.org”,”@type”:”Book”,”name”:”Cat 5: The 2033 War”,”image”:”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4138Zs+bGfL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg”,”author”:{“@type”:”Person”,”name”:”Bing West (Author)”},”publisher”:{“@type”:”Organization”,”name”:”Knox Press”},”datePublished”:”July 7, 2026″,”isbn”:”9798895656525″,”numberOfPages”:216,”inLanguage”:”English”,”description”:”Learn from losing three wars—or lose the next one in 2033.Bing West is the only historian to serve on the front lines in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan—and at the highest levels of government. He fought in the battles he writes about, and he explains with firsthand insight why our grunts won the fights, but our presidents lost the wars. The cause, he argues, was hubris. Presidents and policymakers believed the nation was too powerful to fail. That same conceit now threatens America itself. Our elected leaders have hollowed out the military while expanding entitlements to buy votes. The result is a weakened defense and a debt approaching collapse. By 2033, two forces—our unsustainable debt and China’s ambition—will collide in a Category 5 storm. Drawing on six decades of combat and policy experience, West shows how America arrived at this perilous moment and how to deal with a disaster of our own making. Cat 5: The 2033 War is a soldier’s warning and a historian’s verdict—an unflinching account of national pride, political failure, and the storm closing in. For the first time in our history, we face economic convulsion and confrontation with a mortal adversary—before a single shot is fired.”,”url”:”https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6MBP4L1/”,”bookFormat”:”http://schema.org/EBook”,”additionalType”:”http://schema.org/PDF”,”fileSize”:”25 MB”,”accessibilityFeature”:[“login required”,”member access only”],”accessibilitySummary”:”PDF version available to authenticated members only. File size: 25 MB.”}
