The defense of Jisr al-Doreaa [[electronic resource] ] : with E.D. Swinton's the The defence of Duffer's Drift / / Michael L. Burgoyne and Albert J. Marckwardt ; foreword by John A. Nagl
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Burgoyne Michael L
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The defense of Jisr al-Doreaa [[electronic resource] ] : with E.D. Swinton's the The defence of Duffer's Drift / / Michael L. Burgoyne and Albert J. Marckwardt ; foreword by John A. Nagl
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| Pubblicazione: | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (179 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 355.02/18 |
| Soggetto topico: | Counterinsurgency |
| Guerrilla warfare | |
| Tactics | |
| Iraq War, 2003-2011 | |
| South African War, 1899-1902 | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | invasion, iraq, insurgency, strategy, battles, military, allies, tour of duty, survival, counterinsurgency, war, memoir, biography, autobiography, soldier, deployment, warfare, chance, coin environment, friction, clausewitz, cultural understanding, non-combatants, application force, security measures, nonfiction, middle east, terrorism, violence, afghanistan, leadership, commander, maneuvers |
| Altri autori: |
MarckwardtAlbert J
SwintonE. D <1868-1951.> (Ernest Dunlop)
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-156). |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa -- The Defence of Duffer's Drift -- Appendix: Web Site Information -- Bibliography |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The defense of Jisr al-Doreaa |
| ISBN: | 9786612239458 |
| 1-282-23945-7 | |
| 0-226-08094-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824960203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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