03756nam 22006735 450 991016270620332120220223014648.00-300-22909-710.12987/9780300229097(CKB)3710000001044028(DE-B1597)548854(DE-B1597)9780300229097(OCoLC)1198932147(MiAaPQ)EBC6894897(Au-PeEL)EBL6894897(EXLCZ)99371000000104402820200915h20172017 fg engur||#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLosing Small Wars British Military Failure in the 9/11 Wars /Frank LedwidgeSecond EditionNew Haven, CT :Yale University Press,[2017]©20171 online resource (352 p.)0-300-22751-5 Frontmatter --Contents --Preface to the Second Edition --Acknowledgements --Introduction --Chapter 1. ‘Ridiculous Expectations’ --Chapter 2. ‘Defeated, Pure and Simple’ --Chapter 3. ‘Where’s Helmand?’ --Chapter 4. Uncashed Cheques: Th e Helmand Endgame and Libya --Chapter 5. Dereliction of Duty: Th e Generals and Strategy --Chapter 6. Cracking On and Optimism Bias: British Military Culture and Doctrine --Chapter 7. ‘Tactics Without Strategy?’ The Counterinsurgency Conundrum --Chapter 8. Managing Violence: The Question of Force --Chapter 9. Strangers in Strange Lands --Chapter 10. Fixing Intelligence --Chapter 11. Thinking to Win --Conclusion --Abbreviations and Acronyms --Notes --Select Bibliography --IndexThis new edition of Frank Ledwidge’s eye-opening analysis of British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan unpicks the causes and enormous costs of military failure. Updated throughout, and with fresh chapters assessing and enumerating the overall military performance since 2011—including Libya, ISIS, and the Chilcot findings—Ledwidge shows how lessons continue to go unlearned. “A brave and important book; essential reading for anyone wanting insights into the dysfunction within the British military today, and the consequences this has on the lives of innocent civilians caught up in war.”—Times Literary SupplementAfghan War, 2001-2021CampaignsAfghanistanHelmand River ValleyAfghan War, 2001-2021Participation, BritishIraq War, 2003-2011CampaignsIraqBaṣrahIraq War, 2003-2011CampaignsIraqBaṣrahIraq War, 2003-2011Participation, BritishStrategic cultureGreat BritainHISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralbisacshGreat BritainArmed ForcesOperational readinessGreat BritainMilitary policyHistory21st centuryAfghanistanHelmand River ValleyfastGreat BritainfastIraqfastIraqBaṣrahfastHistory.fastAfghan War, 2001-2021CampaignsAfghan War, 2001-2021Participation, British.Iraq War, 2003-2011CampaignsIraq War, 2003-2011CampaignsIraq War, 2003-2011Participation, British.Strategic cultureHISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General.956.7044/3341Ledwidge Frankauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1038295DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910162706203321Losing small wars2459801UNINA