Knife fights : a memoir of modern war in theory and practice
Title:
Knife fights : a memoir of modern war in theory and practice
Author:
Nagl, John A., 1966-
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Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Press, 2014.
Physical Description:
269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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.
Language:
English
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.
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ISBN:
9781594204982
Format :
Book
