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==Soldier-scholar==
==Soldier-scholar==
McMaster holds a Ph.D in American History from the University of North Carolina. His dissertation is a harsh criticism of [[President Lyndon Johnson]], [[Robert McNamara]], and the [[Joint Chiefs]] conduct of the [[Vietnam war]]. With a clear reference to Vietnam-era news reporting, McMaster answered punctiliously how journalists' thinking fits into strategic thinking after the Battle of Tal Afar in 2005, “body counts are completely irrelevant.” <ref>https://leftistcritic.wordpress.com/2017/03/22/body-counts-are-completely-irrelevant-h-r-mcmaster-the-new-national-security-advisor/ </ref>
McMaster holds a Ph.D in American History from the University of North Carolina. His dissertation is a harsh criticism of [[President Lyndon Johnson]], [[Robert McNamara]], and the [[Joint Chiefs]] conduct of the [[Vietnam war]]. With a clear reference to Vietnam-era news reporting, McMaster answered punctiliously how journalists' thinking fits into strategic thinking after the Battle of Tal Afar in 2005, “body counts are completely irrelevant.” <ref>https://leftistcritic.wordpress.com/2017/03/22/body-counts-are-completely-irrelevant-h-r-mcmaster-the-new-national-security-advisor/ </ref>
His dissertation was turned into a book, ''Dereliction of Duty'', which was recommended and widely read in the [[Pentagon]] by the next generation of [[combat]] leaders.
==Iraqi insurgency 2007-2008==
==Iraqi insurgency 2007-2008==