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On the ground in Afghanistan : counterinsurgency in practice / Gerald Meyerle [and four others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meyerle, Gerald, author.
- Katt, Megan, author.
- Gavrilis, Jim, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Counterinsurgency.
- Afghanistan.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 186 pages)
- Other Title:
- On the Ground in Afghanistan
- Place of Publication:
- Quantico, VA : Marine Corps University Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- This books provides a glimpse into what relatively small military units-teams, platoons, companies, and highly dispersed battalions-have done to roll back the insurgency in some of the more remote areas of Afghanistan.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- U.S. Marines. Vignette 1 : U.S. Marine platoon, Gulistan, Farah, 2008
- Vignette 2 : U.S. Marine battalion, Nawa, Helmand, 2009
- Vignette 3 : U.S. Marine advisors, Tagab Valley, Kapisa, 2008
- U.S. Army. Vignette 4 : U.S. Army battalion, Kunar and Nuristan, 2007-2008
- Vignette 5 : U.S. Army battalion, Khost, 2004-2008
- Vignette 6 : U.S. Army battalion, Nangarhar, 2005-2009
- U.S. Army Special Forces. Vignette 7 : U.S. Army special forces team, Kandahar and Zabul, 2003-2005
- Vignette 8 : Three U.S. Army special forces teams, Kunar and Nuristan, 2004-2005
- Vignette 9 : U.S. Army special forces team, Kandahar, 2003-2004
- British Army and Marines. Vignette 10 : UK-led task force, Musa Qala, Helmand, 2006-2009
- Vignette 11 : British Marine battalion, Uruzgan and Helmand, 2008-2009
- Vignette 12 : British Army advisors, Sangin, Helmand, 2009
- Dutch Army and Marines. Vignette 13 : Two Dutch Army companies, Uruzgan, 2006-2009
- Vignette 14 : Dutch Marine company, Deh Rashaan, Uruzgan, 2009
- Canadian Army. Vignette 15 : Canadian soldiers and engineers, Dand, Kandahar, 2009
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- "A joint publication of CNA and Marine Corps University Press."
- Title from title screen (viewed on May 9, 2012).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-186).
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (MCUP, viewed February 20, 2023).
- OCLC:
- 793346323
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