The Losing Game: How to Lose a War and Fail Veterans

AboutThe only first-person account to take ownership of, and explore our failed mission in Afghanistan, where misguided leadership snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.Asks…Why can’t military and civilian leaders explain or take any responsibility for failing?Explains…The mission and uncovers the realities of modern warfare where the truth of what it takes to win is often ignored.Illustrates…A method of prosecuting modern wars through a lens of respect, empathy, humility, and accountability; and introduces the reader to an innovative method of taking care of our veterans scarred with PTSD by giving them a “do over” using newly discovered Immersive Prolonged Exposure therapy.Exposes…How we’ve continued to fall short in prosecuting war, securing the peace, caring for veterans, and the realities of modern warfare where the truth of what it takes to win is often ignored.… and then…Takes responsibility."[Lieutenant Colonel] Hommel’s The Losing Game is an honest, unsparing and vivid memoir about one man's determination to serve and defend his country –- despite obstacles placed in his way by the military bureaucracy and mediocre leaders who cared more about their careers than the mission at hand. If you want to understand the United States' failures in Afghanistan, Hommel provides the ground truth about his experiences in the countryside, a stark contrast from the insulated bubbles that existed at higher headquarters."-- Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post (author of The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of War) Read more