In Transforming US Intelligence for Irregular War, Richard H. Shultz Jr. provides a broad discussion of intelligence in combatting nonstate militants. He revisits the innovation of TF 714 during the Iraq War, showing how the defense and intelligence communities can adapt to new and evolving foes.
The Brighton & Hove Contribution to Britain's WW2 Special Operation's Ex
Winston Churchill authorised the creation of a new wartime secret service, the Special Operations Executive(SOE), with the order "And now set Europe ablaze". On behalf of the Secret WW2 Network, an educational charity dedicated to revealing hitherto-secret operations to the current generation, Paul McCue tells a main story of four Brighton and ......
Participation of Children and Youth in the Vietnam War
In Small Revolutionaries, Mai Anh Nguyen analyzes the life histories of young Vietnamese who participated in the military struggle against the US and its South Vietnamese allies from 1955-1975. Their contributions took many forms: intelligence gathering; camp care and maintenance; even the building and destruction of roads using simple tools. ......
Participation of Children and Youth in the Vietnam War
In Small Revolutionaries, Mai Anh Nguyen analyzes the life histories of young Vietnamese who participated in the military struggle against the US and its South Vietnamese allies from 1955-1975. Their contributions took many forms: intelligence gathering; camp care and maintenance; even the building and destruction of roads using simple tools. ......
Colin Gubbins and the Origins of Britain's Special Operations Executive
Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE), which conducted sabotage campaigns and supported resistance movements in Axis-occupied Europe and in Asia, is often described as Winston Churchill's brainchild. But as A. R. B. Linderman reveals in this engrossing history, the real genius behind Britain's clandestine warriors was Colin Gubbins, a ......
In Transforming US Intelligence for Irregular War, Richard H. Shultz Jr. provides a broad discussion of intelligence in combatting nonstate militants. He revisits the innovation of TF 714 during the Iraq War, showing how the defense and intelligence communities can adapt to new and evolving foes.
From the French and Indian Wars to Iraq and Afghanistan-How Americans Fight Unconventional Wars
American Guerrilla is a compelling narrative history of how Americans have fought unconventional warfare from the French and Indian Wars and the Revolution through the anti-insurgent campaigns of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The author provides the reader with a concise and engaging story of how the American approach to guerrilla warfare has ......
A Parable of Leadership and Decision Making in Modern Conflict
* Instruction on the best ways to command a counterinsurgency operation, presented in the form of a parable in which a fictional commander participates in virtual reality simulations of various fictional combat situations that include elements of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan * Explores the likely consequences of a range of command ...
Confronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US military has recognized the need to "re-learn" counterinsurgency. But how has the Department of Defense with its mixed efforts responded to this new strategic environment? This title examines DoD's institutional obstacles and initially slow response to a changing strategic reality.
