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第6回（2004年） Winner
Francis J. West Jr.
フランシス・ジェイ・ウェスト・ジュニア
Furanshisu J. Wesuto Junia
別名:
Bing West
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1940-05-02 （Boston, Massachusetts）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Newport, Rhode Island → Hilton Head, SC
経歴
- 職業
- Marine Corps officer, author, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
- 活動期間
- 1962年〜2024年
- 所属
- RAND Corporation, Council on Foreign Relations
- 所属団体
- Council on Foreign Relations, Infantry Order of St. Crispin
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| Princeton University | — | — | M.A. | — | United States |
Georgetown University
学位:
B.A.
国:
United States
Princeton University
学位:
M.A.
国:
United States
Woodrow Wilson Fellow
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal | — | — | Department of Defense | recipient |
| — | Department of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Medal | — | — | Department of the Navy | recipient |
| — | Medaille de Liberté | — | — | — | recipient |
| — | General Wallace M. Greene, Jr. Award | The March Up | non-fiction | Marine Corps Heritage Foundation | winner |
| — | William E. Colby Award | The March Up | military history | — | winner |
| 2005 | National Media Award | No True Glory | — | Veterans of Foreign Wars | recipient |
Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal
主催:
Department of Defense
結果:
recipient
Department of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Medal
主催:
Department of the Navy
結果:
recipient
Medaille de Liberté
結果:
recipient
General Wallace M. Greene, Jr. Award
対象作品:
The March Up
部門:
non-fiction
主催:
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
結果:
winner
William E. Colby Award
対象作品:
The March Up
部門:
military history
結果:
winner
National Media Award
2005
対象作品:
No True Glory
主催:
Veterans of Foreign Wars
結果:
recipient
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Village
1972年 military non-fictionChronicles experiences leading a Combined Action Platoon in Vietnam, a classic of practical counterinsurgency.
counterinsurgencyVietnam Warvillage defense
No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
2005年 military non-fictionFrontline account of the Battle for Fallujah.
Iraq Warurban combat
The Strongest Tribe
2008年 military non-fictionHistory of the Iraq War and counterinsurgency lessons.
Iraq Wartribal politics
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
2019年 memoirCollaboration with Jim Mattis on leadership lessons.
leadershipmilitary command
全著作
- The Last Platoon
- Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
- Small Unit Action in Vietnam, Summer 1966
- The Village
- Naval Forces and National Security
- The Pepperdogs: a Novel
- The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the US Marines
- No True Glory: a Front-line Account of the Battle of Fallujah
- The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq
- The Wrong War: Grit, Strategy, and the Way Out of Afghanistan
- One Million Steps: A Marine Platoon at War
- Into the Fire: a Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War
作風・主題
- 文体
- realisticdetailed combat descriptionsanalytical
- 頻出モチーフ
- counterinsurgencyplatoon-level combatmilitary leadership
評価・遺産
Renowned military author known for books on Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars based on personal experience. Served as Assistant Secretary of Defense under Reagan, providing practical counterinsurgency lessons.
豆知識
- Spoke at CPAC 2011
- Frequent C-SPAN appearances