Losing Small Wars : British Military Failure in the 9/11 Wars / / Frank Ledwidge
| Losing Small Wars : British Military Failure in the 9/11 Wars / / Frank Ledwidge |
| Autore | Ledwidge Frank |
| Edizione | [Second Edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 956.7044/3341 |
| Soggetto topico |
Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Campaigns - Afghanistan - Helmand River Valley
Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Participation, British Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Campaigns - Iraq - Baṣrah Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Campaigns - Iraq - Baṣrah Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Participation, British Strategic culture - Great Britain HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General |
| Soggetto genere / forma | History |
| ISBN | 0-300-22909-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 -- Index |
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Losing small wars [[electronic resource] ] : British military failure in Iraq and Afghanstan / / Frank Ledwidge
| Losing small wars [[electronic resource] ] : British military failure in Iraq and Afghanstan / / Frank Ledwidge |
| Autore | Ledwidge Frank |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina | 956.7044/3341 |
| Soggetto topico |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Participation, British
Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Campaigns - Iraq - Baṣrah Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Participation, British Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Campaigns - Afghanistan - Helmand River Valley Strategic culture - Great Britain |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-27990-8
9786613279903 0-300-18022-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: 'Ridiculous Expectations' -- Chapter 2: 'Defeated, Pure and Simple' -- Chapter 3: 'Where's Helmand?' -- Chapter 4: 'A Bleeding Ulcer' -- Chapter 5: Dereliction of Duty: The Generals and Strategy -- Chapter 6: Cracking On: British Military Culture and Doctrine -- Chapter 7: 'Tactics without Strategy?' The Counterinsurgency Conundrum -- Chapter 8: Doing No Harm? The Question of Force -- Chapter 9: Civvies -- Chapter 10: Bad Influences -- Chapter 11: Opening Networks -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457898303321 |
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Losing small wars [[electronic resource] ] : British military failure in Iraq and Afghanstan / / Frank Ledwidge
| Losing small wars [[electronic resource] ] : British military failure in Iraq and Afghanstan / / Frank Ledwidge |
| Autore | Ledwidge Frank |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina | 956.7044/3341 |
| Soggetto topico |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Participation, British
Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Campaigns - Iraq - Baṣrah Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Participation, British Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Campaigns - Afghanistan - Helmand River Valley Strategic culture - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-283-27990-8
9786613279903 0-300-18022-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: 'Ridiculous Expectations' -- Chapter 2: 'Defeated, Pure and Simple' -- Chapter 3: 'Where's Helmand?' -- Chapter 4: 'A Bleeding Ulcer' -- Chapter 5: Dereliction of Duty: The Generals and Strategy -- Chapter 6: Cracking On: British Military Culture and Doctrine -- Chapter 7: 'Tactics without Strategy?' The Counterinsurgency Conundrum -- Chapter 8: Doing No Harm? The Question of Force -- Chapter 9: Civvies -- Chapter 10: Bad Influences -- Chapter 11: Opening Networks -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781713803321 |
Ledwidge Frank
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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