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The defense of Jisr al-Doreaa : with E.D. Swinton's the The defence of Duffer's Drift / Michael L. Burgoyne and Albert J. Marckwardt ; foreword by John A. Nagl.
De Gruyter University of Chicago Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burgoyne, Michael L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Counterinsurgency.
- Guerrilla warfare.
- Tactics.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- South African War, 1899-1902.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (179 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Following the invasion of Iraq in 2003 the U.S. military found itself in a battle with a lethal and adaptive insurgency, where the divisions between enemy and ally were ambiguous at best, and working with the local population was essential for day-to-day survival. From the lessons they learned during multiple tours of duty in Iraq, two American veterans have penned The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa, an instructional parable of counterinsurgency that addresses the myriad of difficulties associated with war in the postmodern era. In this tactical primer based on the military
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Foreword
- The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa
- The Defence of Duffer's Drift
- Appendix: Web Site Information
- Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-156).
- Contains:
- Defence of Duffer's Drift.
- ISBN:
- 9786612239458
- 9781282239456
- 1282239457
- 9780226080949
- 0226080943
- OCLC:
- 434595765
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