The defense of Jisr al-Doreaa
Subtitle: with E.D. Swinton's the Defence of Duffer's Drift
By: Michael L. Burgoyne and Albert J. Marckwardt ; with a foreword by John A. Nagl.
Contributors: Marckwardt, Albert J.; Swinton, E. D. 1868-1951.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780226080925; 9780226080932
Subjects: Counterinsurgency; Guerrilla warfare; Tactics; Iraq War, 2003-; South African War, 1899-1902
Other titles: E.D. Swinton's the Defence of Duffer's Drift; Defence of Duffer's Drift.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.