somehow i feel that the Pentagon leadership didn't read that book before starting the Iran affair.

Warfare within the context of overall Statecraft, Integrated warfare, Information warfare, Asymmetric warfare, Grey-zone warfare, Psychology w.r.t. Propaganda/Reflexive control/Active measures, Behavioural game theory etc.

All the tactics/technology/manpower/training/stories/anecdotes are insufficient if one does not have an understanding of the overall strategic theory within which they operate.

"Winning" has many forms depending upon the context.

PS: List of military strategies and concepts - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_strategies_an...