| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 310 pages) : maps |
| Contents |
Learning lessons : the value of a contemporary approach to history / Michael Evans -- Thoughts on lessons learned in the past / Williamson Murray -- Lessons of the Iraq War / Prof. Peter R. Mansoor -- Operation Iraqi Freedom : key lessons from the British perspective / Brigadier (Ret.) Ben Barry -- An Iraqi military perspective on the invasion of 2003 / Kevin M. Woods -- Afghanistan and the crisis of counterinsurgency / Carter Malkasian -- Britain's war in Afghanistan, 2001-2014 / Theo Farrell -- Raising and mentoring security forces in Afghanistan / T.X. Hammes -- The accidental counterinsurgents : U.S. performance in Afghanistan / Todd Greentree -- Lessons of modern war : a case study on the Sri Lankan War / Ahmed S. Hashim -- Operation Enduring Freedom Philippines : lessons learned from a special warfare approach to counterterrorism and counterinsurgency / David S. Maxwell -- Lessons from the war in Georgia / Svante E. Cornell -- Russian military doctrine and exercises / Phillip A. Petersen -- Operation CAST LEAD : "from light to heavy duty" : Israel's search for lessons / Scott C. Farquhar -- Security assistance in a Colombian context / Douglas Porch |
| Summary |
"This project is an edited volume on the lessons of modern wars in the twenty-first century, with world-class contributors, and a particular focus on Iraq and Afghanistan, though other wars, spanning Europe, South America, and Asia are also addressed"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 25, 2020) |
| Subject |
Military art and science -- History -- 21st century
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Military history, Modern -- 21st century.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
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Military art and science
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Military history, Modern
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Iraq
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mahnken, Thomas G., 1965- editor.
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| LC no. |
2020004560 |
| ISBN |
9781503612518 |
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1503612511 |
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1503612260 |
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9781503612266 |
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1503612503 |
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9781503612501 |
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