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" The defense of Jisr al-Doreaa : "
Michael L. Burgoyne and Albert J. Marckwardt ; foreword by John A. Nagl.
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1001101
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b755471
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Burgoyne, Michael L.
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The defense of Jisr al-Doreaa : : with E.D. Swinton's the The defence of Duffer's Drift /\ Michael L. Burgoyne and Albert J. Marckwardt ; foreword by John A. Nagl.
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xvii, 156 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0226080943
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0226080927
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0226080935
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9780226080925
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9780226080932
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-156).
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Foreword by John A. Nagl; The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms and Terms; Prologue; The First Dream; The Second Dream; The Third Dream; The Fourth Dream; The Fifth Dream; The Sixth Dream; The Defence of Duffer's Drift; Background Information; Glossary; Preface; Prologue; First Dream; Second Dream; Third Dream; Fourth Dream; Fifth Dream; Sixth Dream; Appendix: Web Site Information; Bibliography
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Following the invasion of Iraq in 2003 the U.S. military found itself in a battle with a lethal and adaptive insurgency, where the divisions between enemy and ally were ambiguous at best, and working with the local population was essential for day-to-day survival. From the lessons they learned during multiple tours of duty in Iraq, two American veterans have penned The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa, an instructional parable of counterinsurgency that addresses the myriad of difficulties associated with war in the postmodern era. In this tactical primer based on the military classic The Defence of D.
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Counterinsurgency.
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Didactic literature.
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Guerrilla warfare.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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South African War, 1899-1902.
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Tactics.
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Counterinsurgency.
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Didactic literature.
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Guerrilla warfare.
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HISTORY-- Military-- Other.
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Tactics.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Military Science.
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Iraq.
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355.02/18
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U241.B87 2009eb
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Marckwardt, Albert J.
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Swinton, E. D., (Ernest Dunlop),1868-1951.
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