Tactics of the Crescent Moon: Militant Muslim Combat Methods
"[This Book] ... may help to turn the tide of this war.... [It] provides ... battlefield intelligence you can't get any other way." --Leatherneck, December 2004"[T]he insurgency's ... mid-level leaders ... [are] from al-Qaeda, the Lebanese Shiite ... Hezbollah, and ... Iran's Revolutionary Guards, said the author." --Newhouse News Service, 12 November 2004"[This book] ... is a comprehensive interpretation of Muslim extremists' tactics, theory, and thinking." --North County Times (San Diego), 28 November 2004"Have become addicted to ... Poole's savvy books on how to beat the enemy, written for ... grunt at the bayonet level (author of 'About Face')." --Col. David H. Hackworth U.S. Army (Ret.), September 2004"John Poole has ... captured the nature of the new threat and ... produced a required read for our troopers' packs (former head of CENTCOM)." --Gen. Anthony C. Zinni USMC (Ret.), November 2004"This book grasps Fourth Generation war against Islamic opponents far better than anything coming out of TRADOC or Quantico (father of 4th-Generation Warfare theory)." --William S. Lind, September 2004"Poole ... [says] bombarding cities ... almost always backfires, because embittered civilians provide more cover to guerrillas and terrorists." --Atlantic Monthly, April 2005"[F]ull of valuable pointers of how our high-tech military could outwit a low-tech enemy.... [S]hould be required reading for every serviceman or woman headed to Iraq or the Mideast." --El Paso Times, 14 August 2005"Whether you are a security officer in Washington, D.C., a first responder in London, or a soldier in Kabul, 'Tactics of the Crescent Moon' provides valuable knowledge." --The Counter Terrorist, January 2009"Poole's well-titled 'Tactics of the Crescent Moon' offers an absorbing ... analytic study of ... Islamic guerrilla tactics (former Head of History & Museums Division, HQMC)." --B.Gen. Edwin H. Simmons USMC (Ret.), September 2004"'Tactics of the Crescent Moon' comes none too soon for deployed U.S. military personnel.... It shows ... how Muslim militants fight at short range." --Camp Lejeune Globe, 9 December 2004"[D]etailed ... look at the combat techniques of Muslim fighters in Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Iran, and Chechnya.... [S]olid treatise on [the] enemy." --Mil. Officers Assn. of America (MOAA) Magazine, Professional Reading List entry, 2008"One of the most innovative and practical modern writers on military tactics.... For those who want to learn, 'Tactics of the Crescent Moon' is an invaluable resource." --Washington Dispatch, November 2004"Once again, John Poole proves himself to be on the leading edge of military writers and researchers with this book." --Maj.Gen. Ray L. Smith USMC (Ret.), 2004"Posterity Press has published books on counterinsurgent tactics." --Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2005"'U.S. forces have depended more on firepower than surprise,' Poole writes. 'They can no longer move unnoted along the ground.'" --Savannah Morning News, 6 February 2005"Book has 12 chapters,... 'How Islamic Guerrillas Are Trained' [is one of them]." --Newport News Daily Press, 12 December 2004"John Poole has ... hit a home run.... [I]f we ... adapt our training and operations ..., we can still prevail (publisher emeritus of Presidio Press)." --Col. Robert V. Kane U.S. Army (Ret.), October 2004"'Tactics of the Crescent Moon' helps us understand the threat of terrorism and what must be done to defeat it (former commander of 1st Marine Division)." --Maj.Gen. John H. Admire USMC (Ret.), November 2004"To handle fourth-generation warfare at the tactical level,... recommend Poole and Ray Smith's October 2004 book, 'Tactics of the Crescent Moon'." --Inside the Pentagon, December 2004"The depth of research is absolutely amazing which makes this dissertation a MUST READ.... This book is a revealing insight into the Muslim mind (frigate commander at the Battle of Leyte Gulf)." --Vice Adm. Thomas R. Sargent USCG (Ret.), 2004