Title: The defense of Jisr al-Doreaa : with E.D. Swinton's the Defence of Duffer's Drift /
Authors: Burgoyne, Michael L.; Marckwardt, Albert J.; Swinton, E. D. 1868-1951.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Counterinsurgency.; Guerrilla warfare.; Tactics.; Iraq War, 2003-2011.; South African War, 1899-1902.
Abstract: Two veterans of Iraq war have turned the lessons they learned during tours of duty into a tactical primer based on the military classic "The Defence of Duffer's Drift". Over the course of six dreams, a young officer deployed in Iraq fights the same battle again and again, learning each time - the hard way - which misconceptions to discard and which lessons to follow in order to achieve a lasting victory. Accompanied by the novella that inspired it, this narrative offers an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to master counterinsurgency warfare - or fully understand the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan--Publishers description.
Contents: The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa -- The First Dream -- The Second Dream -- The Third Dream -- The Fourth Dream -- The Fifth Dream -- The Sixth Dream -- The Defence of Duffer's Drift -- First Dream -- Second Dream -- Third Dream -- Fourth Dream -- Fifth Dream -- Sixth Dream.