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The 2008 battle of Sadr City : reimagining urban combat / / David E. Johnson, M. Wade Markel, Brian Shannon
| The 2008 battle of Sadr City : reimagining urban combat / / David E. Johnson, M. Wade Markel, Brian Shannon |
| Autore | Johnson David E (David Eugene), <1950-2022.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, California : , : RAND, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (165 p.) |
| Disciplina | 956.7044/34 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MarkelM. Wade
ShannonBrian |
| Soggetto topico |
Sadr City, Battle of, Baghdad, Iraq, 2008
Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Campaigns - Iraq - Baghdad Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Urban warfare Counterinsurgency - Iraq - Baghdad |
| ISBN |
0-8330-8419-4
0-8330-8031-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Key Individuals; Chapter One: Introduction; Background to the Study; Methodology; Monograph Organization; Chapter Two: Setting Conditions for the 2008 Battle; The Surge and the Baghdad Security Plan; Regaining Control of Baghdad and Isolating Sadr City; Summary and Conclusion; Chapter Three: Conditions on the Eve of the Battle of Sadr City; Political and Strategic Context; Physical and Human Terrain; The Combatants; Jaish al-Mahdi; Iraqi Security Forces; U.S. Forces
Pre-Deployment Training: Getting Ready for a FightThe COIN Academy: Emphasizing Restraint; A Change in Context; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter Four: The Battle Begins; JAM's Initial Onslaught; Stopping JAM; Seizing the Initiative: Operation Striker Denial; Neutralizing Enemy Rocket Attacks with Aerial ISR and Strike Assets; The First Attempt to Control Launch Sites Through Active Patrolling; Augmented U.S. Forces Seize Launch Sites South of Route Gold; The Iraqi Army Attacks to Secure Route Gold; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter Five: Defeating JAM: Operation Gold Wall The Decision to Build a WallGoing After JAM Leaders: The MND-B ""Deep Fight""; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter Six: Exploiting the Success of Battle; The Two Components of Exploitation; Maintaining the Pressure; Exploiting Success Through Reconstruction; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter Seven: Assessing the Outcome of the Battle; Sadr City in the Aftermath of the 2008 Battle; Why Coalition Forces Prevailed; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter Eight: Reimagining Urban Combat; Key Insights from the Fight Protecting the Population Requires a Balance Between Offensive, Defensive, and Stability OperationsPersistent ISR, Technical Intelligence, and Precision-Strike Capabilities Enable the Attacker to Seize the Initiative; Technical Capabilities Must Enable Decentralized Decision Making and Small Unit Initiative; Isolating the Enemy Enables the Counterinsurgent to Seize the Initiative; Ground Maneuver Remains Indispensable for Shaping the Battle and Achieving Decision; Heavy Armored Forces Have Enduring Utility in Counterinsurgency and Urban Operations Integrating SOF into Conventional Operations Achieves SynergySnipers Remain an Important Enabler in Urban Operations; Enduring Success Depends on Capable Indigenous Security Forces; Urban Counterinsurgency Requires Forces to Transition Rapidly Between Offensive, Defensive, and Stability Operations; Reimagining Urban Operations as Wide-Area Security Missions; Final Thoughts; Appendix: Analysis of Contemporary Arabic Language Sources on the Battle of Sadr City; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219974103321 |
Johnson David E (David Eugene), <1950-2022.>
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2006) [[electronic resource] /] / Bruce R. Pirnie, Edward O'Connell
| Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2006) [[electronic resource] /] / Bruce R. Pirnie, Edward O'Connell |
| Autore | Pirnie Bruce <1940-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 956.7044/34 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | O'ConnellEdward |
| Collana | Rand counterinsurgency study |
| Soggetto topico |
Postwar reconstruction - Iraq
Counterinsurgency - Iraq |
| ISBN |
1-281-73664-3
9786611736644 0-8330-4584-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Summary -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Overview of the conflict in Iraq -- Ba'athist regime -- Invasion of Iraq -- Occupation of Iraq -- First priority : setting up a constitutional government -- Spring -- The spiral downward begins (Spring 2004) -- Benchmark one : holding Iraqi elections -- Islamic extremists and sectarian violence -- A U.S. approach hesitantly unfold -- Armed groups in Iraq -- Overview -- Kurdish separatists -- Sunni Arab insurgents -- Violent extremists -- Shi'ite Arab militias -- Criminal gangs -- Insurgent use of terrorism -- Counterinsurgency in Iraq -- Organization and recognition of the U.S. COIN effort is slow to unfold -- Traditional U.S. military forces may need to be adjusted -- Fallujah -- Tal Afar -- Baghdad -- Air support -- Combatting improvised explosive devices -- Detainee operations -- U.S. development and support of Iraqi forces -- Iraqi police -- Iraqi armed forces -- Assessing progress in counterinsurgency -- Iraqi casualties and displacement -- Iraqi economy -- Iraqi opinion -- Accounting for success and failure -- Understanding Iraqi society -- Little planning for the occupation of Iraq -- The impact of a lack od international support for the war -- The disastrous effects of prematurely dismantling the Ba'athist regime -- The challenge of building a new Iraqi state from scratch -- Instituting a new system of justice -- Undertaking the reconstruction of Iraq -- The consequences of failing to maintain security early on military missions -- Lck of infiltration and tips hinder intelligence on the insurgency -- Building effective capabilities for counterinsurgency -- Use of force -- Public safety and security -- Partnering with and enabling indigenous forces -- Reporting on the enemy and infiltration -- Provision of essential services -- Informing and influencing operations -- Rigorous and coordinated detainee operations -- Recommendations -- Development of strategy -- Coalition-building -- Planning process -- Unity of effort -- Interagency process -- Host-nation governance -- Funding mechanisms -- Counterinsurgency as a mission -- Protection of the indigenous population -- Personnel policy -- U.S. Army special forces -- Partnership with indigenous forces -- Policing functions -- Brigade organization -- Gunship-like capability -- Intelligence collection and sharing. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219986403321 |
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Pirnie Bruce <1940->
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| Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2008 | ||
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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
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| 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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Gray Wesley R
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| Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , 2009 | ||
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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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Gray Wesley R
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| Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , 2009 | ||
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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 |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| 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-9910821589703321 |
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Gray Wesley R
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| Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In the gray area [[electronic resource] ] : a Marine advisor team in Iraq / / Seth W. B. Folsom
| In the gray area [[electronic resource] ] : a Marine advisor team in Iraq / / Seth W. B. Folsom |
| Autore | Folsom Seth W. B. <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Disciplina | 956.7044/34 |
| Soggetto topico |
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Military assistance, American - Iraq |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-04962-7
9786613049629 1-61251-011-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue : nightmare -- Advisor duty -- Contractors -- Training -- Gear -- Transit -- Cop south -- Arrival -- Humvees -- Introductions -- IAs -- Growing pains -- Storms -- Outside the wire -- Matters of importance -- Backing the wrong horse -- Al Gabaa -- Mistakes and mistrust -- Eye-opening reality -- Jibab Peninsula -- Personalities and paradigms -- Terps and tensions -- Uglat il Bushab -- Fear and paranoia -- Gifts and free lunches -- Abandonment issues -- Running out of patience -- Holding down the spring -- Critters -- A change of plans -- Leaving -- Dogs -- A way forward. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458776903321 |
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Folsom Seth W. B. <1972->
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| Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Takedown [[electronic resource] ] : the 3rd Infantry Division's twenty-one day assault on Baghdad / / by Jim Lacey
| Takedown [[electronic resource] ] : the 3rd Infantry Division's twenty-one day assault on Baghdad / / by Jim Lacey |
| Autore | Lacey Jim <1958-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 956.7044/34 |
| Soggetto topico | Iraq War, 2003-2011 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61251-434-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463117903321 |
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Lacey Jim <1958->
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| Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, c2007 | ||
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Takedown [[electronic resource] ] : the 3rd Infantry Division's twenty-one day assault on Baghdad / / by Jim Lacey
| Takedown [[electronic resource] ] : the 3rd Infantry Division's twenty-one day assault on Baghdad / / by Jim Lacey |
| Autore | Lacey Jim <1958-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 956.7044/34 |
| Soggetto topico | Iraq War, 2003-2011 |
| ISBN | 1-61251-434-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The colonels' war -- The breach (20-21 March) -- First clash: Tallil Air Base (21 March) -- The Ba'ath armies -- Samawah: we planned a parade (22-24 March) -- Battle of the LOCs (22-30 March) -- Objective rams (22-23 March) -- The escarpment (23-24 March) -- Ambush alley (24-25 March) -- "Tell Saddam we're winning" -- Najaf: the hornets' nest (25-27 March) -- Al Kifl (26-29 March) -- Riding to the cavalry's rescue (27-29 March) -- The dark hours -- Karbala (1 April) -- Objective peach (2 April) -- The other side of the hill -- Saints and south (3-5 April) -- The cavalry heads west (3-7 April) -- Before the crash: under the sniper's scope -- Baghdad International Airport (4-5 April) -- Thunder run I (5 April) -- Titans (4-8 April) -- Thunder run II: collapse of the regime (7 April) -- Reflections -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787565403321 |
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Lacey Jim <1958->
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| Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, c2007 | ||
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Takedown [[electronic resource] ] : the 3rd Infantry Division's twenty-one day assault on Baghdad / / by Jim Lacey
| Takedown [[electronic resource] ] : the 3rd Infantry Division's twenty-one day assault on Baghdad / / by Jim Lacey |
| Autore | Lacey Jim <1958-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 956.7044/34 |
| Soggetto topico | Iraq War, 2003-2011 |
| ISBN | 1-61251-434-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The colonels' war -- The breach (20-21 March) -- First clash: Tallil Air Base (21 March) -- The Ba'ath armies -- Samawah: we planned a parade (22-24 March) -- Battle of the LOCs (22-30 March) -- Objective rams (22-23 March) -- The escarpment (23-24 March) -- Ambush alley (24-25 March) -- "Tell Saddam we're winning" -- Najaf: the hornets' nest (25-27 March) -- Al Kifl (26-29 March) -- Riding to the cavalry's rescue (27-29 March) -- The dark hours -- Karbala (1 April) -- Objective peach (2 April) -- The other side of the hill -- Saints and south (3-5 April) -- The cavalry heads west (3-7 April) -- Before the crash: under the sniper's scope -- Baghdad International Airport (4-5 April) -- Thunder run I (5 April) -- Titans (4-8 April) -- Thunder run II: collapse of the regime (7 April) -- Reflections -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821823203321 |
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Lacey Jim <1958->
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| Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, c2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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