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Knife fights : a memoir of modern war in theory and practice / John A. Nagl.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2014Description: 269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1594204985 (hardcover)
  • 9781594204982 (hardcover)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Ghostriders in the storm -- A counterinsurgent at Oxford and West Point -- Back to Iraq -- The first Washington fight: Iraq -- Clear, hold, and build -- Proof of concept -- The second Washington fight: Afghanistan -- Counterinsurgency revisited.
Summary: An influential Army officer traces the Gulf War experiences that shaped his perspectives on the changing nature of conventional combat and his then-discounted views about terrorism, citing his role in coauthoring the military's new counterinsurgency field manual.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 355.0218 N149 Available 33111007688993
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

John Nagl is one of the US s most important army officers. He is not blind to the consequences of counterinsurgency. When it comes to war, there are only bad choices; the question is, which ones are better and which worse. His memoir is a profound education in modern war, and essential reading for anyone who cares about the fate of allied soldiers and the purposes for which their lives are put at risk.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index.

Ghostriders in the storm -- A counterinsurgent at Oxford and West Point -- Back to Iraq -- The first Washington fight: Iraq -- Clear, hold, and build -- Proof of concept -- The second Washington fight: Afghanistan -- Counterinsurgency revisited.

An influential Army officer traces the Gulf War experiences that shaped his perspectives on the changing nature of conventional combat and his then-discounted views about terrorism, citing his role in coauthoring the military's new counterinsurgency field manual.

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