Embedded : a Marine Corps adviser inside the Iraqi army / / by Wesley R. Gray
| Embedded : a Marine Corps adviser inside the Iraqi army / / by Wesley R. Gray |
| Autore | Gray Wesley R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Disciplina |
956.7044/34
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Internal security - Iraq
Iraq War, 2003-2011 Military assistance, American - Iraq |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61251-406-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Part 1: BECOMING AN EMBEDDED MILITARY ADVISER; 1. Guess What? You Are Going to Iraq; 2. Culture Shock ; 3. Preparing for Combat Adviser Duty ; 4. Meeting the Iraqi Army ; Part 2: LEARNING IRAQI ARMY SYSTEMS AND CULTURE ; 5. The First Fight with the Iraqi Army ; 6. Vacationing with the Iraqi Army ; 7. Jamal in the Swahuts; 8. Simple Things Made Difficult; 9. Iraqi Payday Operations ; 10. Insights on Iraqi Culture ; 11. Death Operations ; 12. The Iraqi Officer and Enlisted Relationship ; 13. Iraqis Speak on the Nation, Region, and Military
Part 3: COMBAT OPERATIONS WITH THE IRAQI ARMY 14. Operation Nimer; 15. Mo' Leave, Mo' Problems ; 16. Transitioning to Independent Operations ; 17. The Combat Operations Center Is Launched and the Mission Changes; 18. Chasing Egyptian Insurgents; Part 4: BETWEEN IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE; 19. Contending with Iraq Culture; 20. Violence Spikes; 21. Wayn Jund? (Where Are the Soldiers?); 22. Disaster Strikes; 23. Light at the End of the Tunnel? ; Part 5: ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END ; 24. Civil War and Democracy in Iraq; 25. America Never Looked So Good ; 26. An Assessment APPENDIX: U.S. Marine Corps Rank StructureGlossary ; Index ; About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463104903321 |
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| Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Embedded : a Marine Corps adviser inside the Iraqi army / / by Wesley R. Gray
| Embedded : a Marine Corps adviser inside the Iraqi army / / by Wesley R. Gray |
| Autore | Gray Wesley R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Disciplina |
956.7044/34
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Internal security - Iraq
Iraq War, 2003-2011 Military assistance, American - Iraq |
| ISBN | 1-61251-406-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Part 1: BECOMING AN EMBEDDED MILITARY ADVISER; 1. Guess What? You Are Going to Iraq; 2. Culture Shock ; 3. Preparing for Combat Adviser Duty ; 4. Meeting the Iraqi Army ; Part 2: LEARNING IRAQI ARMY SYSTEMS AND CULTURE ; 5. The First Fight with the Iraqi Army ; 6. Vacationing with the Iraqi Army ; 7. Jamal in the Swahuts; 8. Simple Things Made Difficult; 9. Iraqi Payday Operations ; 10. Insights on Iraqi Culture ; 11. Death Operations ; 12. The Iraqi Officer and Enlisted Relationship ; 13. Iraqis Speak on the Nation, Region, and Military
Part 3: COMBAT OPERATIONS WITH THE IRAQI ARMY 14. Operation Nimer; 15. Mo' Leave, Mo' Problems ; 16. Transitioning to Independent Operations ; 17. The Combat Operations Center Is Launched and the Mission Changes; 18. Chasing Egyptian Insurgents; Part 4: BETWEEN IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE; 19. Contending with Iraq Culture; 20. Violence Spikes; 21. Wayn Jund? (Where Are the Soldiers?); 22. Disaster Strikes; 23. Light at the End of the Tunnel? ; Part 5: ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END ; 24. Civil War and Democracy in Iraq; 25. America Never Looked So Good ; 26. An Assessment APPENDIX: U.S. Marine Corps Rank StructureGlossary ; Index ; About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787558803321 |
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| Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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