THE DEFENSE OF JISR AL

THE DEFENSE OF JISR AL-DOREAA
THE DEFENSE OF JISR AL-DOREAA
Subtitle:
With E. D. Swinton's "The Defence of Duffer's Drift"
Book Category:
Fiction > General
Author:
Burgoyne, Michael L. and Marckwardt, Albert J.
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN 10:
226080935
ISBN 13:
9780226080932
Price:
USD 14.00
Publication Year:
2009

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University of Chicago Press.

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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 classic The Defence of Duffer

 
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