Iraq and the Challenge of Counterinsurgency (Praeger Security International)
"In Iraq the author sees the U.S. military facing the most complex counterinsurgency (COIN) campaign in its history. He judges the post-invasion phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) as badly planned, horribly mismanaged, and initially a prime example of how not to conduct a COIN campaign….From the planning phase through initial occupations, he analyzes the invasion of Iraq….his recommendations regarding the absolute need for our Services to greatly strengthen COIN training and organization make good sense."-Proceedings