The Defence of Duffer's Drift - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Defence of Duffer's Drift write by Ernest Dunlop Swinton. This book was released on 1916. The Defence of Duffer's Drift available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa
The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa write by Michael L. Burgoyne. This book was released on 2009-08-01. The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 Duffer’s Drift, a young officer deployed for the first time in Iraq receives ground-level lessons about urban combat, communications technology, and high-powered weaponry in an environment where policy meets reality. Over the course of six dreams, the inexperienced soldier fights the same battle again and again, learning each time—the hard way—which false assumptions and misconceptions he needs to discard in order to help his men avoid being killed or captured. As the protagonist struggles with his missions and grapples with the consequences of his mistakes, he develops a keen understanding of counterinsurgency fundamentals and the potential pitfalls of working with the native population. Accompanied here by the original novella that inspired it, The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa offers an invaluable resource for cadets and junior military leaders seeking to master counterinsurgency warfare—as well as general readers seeking a deeper understanding of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just as its predecessor has been a hallmark of military instruction, The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa will draw the road map for counterinsurgency in the postmodern world. Visit a website for the book here: www.defenseofJAD.com
The Defense of Hill 781
The Defense of Hill 781 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Defense of Hill 781 write by James R. McDonough. This book was released on 2010-03-03. The Defense of Hill 781 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Brilliant, hardhitting description of modern war on the U.S. Army’s premier training ground. A must-read tactical primer for today’s warrior.”—John C. “Doc” Bahnsen, Brigadier General, USA (Ret.) At the turn of the century a small, humorous book on tactics was published. The Defense of Duffer’s Drift quickly became a bestseller and today is still widely read. The Defense of Hill 781 is a modem version of this classic—a tactical primer with ample funpoking, but with serious lessons to be learned. Lt. Col. A. Tack Always Finds himself in the California high desert, alone, disheveled, confused. A guide soon appears to inform him of his situation: He has died and is now in Purgatory (his humility in the Army was somewhat lacking) where he must atone for past sins. Purgatory is, aptly, the U.S. Army’s National Training Center (NTC), and Lt. Col. Always may earn his way out by completing a successful mission. Through a series of six missions, the reader plans and fights with Lt. Col. Always, making the split-second decisions that determine victory or defeat, life or death. Through successive difficulties, some important lessons are burned into the commander’s brain—lessons about tactics, about people, about what it takes to fight a winning battle. Like Duffer’s Drift this book is a valuable resource for all military tacticians. For the armchair general, it is a fascinating look at how the members of a military unit work together in combat.
The Counterinsurgency Challenge
The Counterinsurgency Challenge - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Counterinsurgency Challenge write by Christopher D. Kolenda. This book was released on 2012-10-01. The Counterinsurgency Challenge available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A journey through the mind of a commander as he learns and adapts in a complex, deadly environment.
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City write by K. J. Parker. This book was released on 2019-04-09. Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. K. J. Parker's new novel is the remarkable tale of the siege of a walled city, and the even more remarkable man who had to defend it. A siege is approaching, and the city has little time to prepare. The people have no food and no weapons, and the enemy has sworn to slaughter them all. To save the city will take a miracle, but what it has is Orhan. A colonel of engineers, Orhan has far more experience with bridge-building than battles, is a cheat and a liar, and has a serious problem with authority. He is, in other words, perfect for the job. Sixteen Ways To Defend a Walled City is the story of Orhan, son of Siyyah Doctus Felix Praeclarissimus, and his history of the Great Siege, written down so that the deeds and sufferings of great men may never be forgotten.
