| Description |
269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Counterinsurgency -- United States.
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United States -- Military policy -- 21st century.
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Military art and science -- United States.
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Nagl, John A., 1966-
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| ISBN |
9781594204982 (hardcover) |
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1594204985 (hardcover) |
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