Travando novamente a última guerra: o Afeganistão e o modelo do Vietnã. Thomas H. Johnson e M. Chris Mason; Uma máxima citada com frequência é que, em todos os conflitos do século passado, os Estados Unidos travaram de novo a guerra...
O Talibã: uma análise organizacional. Major Shahid Afsar, Exército do Paquistão; Major Chris Samples, Exército dos EUA; e Major Thomas Wood, Exército dos EUA; Uma das imagens mais bem reconhecidas dos tempos atuais é aquela de aviões...
Refighting the Last War: Afghanistan and the Vietnam Template. Thomas H. Johnson and M. Chris Mason, America lost in Vietnam because of a failure to establish legitimacy and the inability to protect the people from insurgents. The same failures...
La conscripción, el futuro de la república y de los Estados Unidos. Adrian R. Lewis, Doctor en Filosofía; El Ejército de EUA y el Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina son demasiado pequeños para hacer todo lo que les pedimos y exigimos que hagan, y...
EI Talibán: un análisis organizacional. Mayor Shahid Afsar, Ejército de Pakistán; Mayor Chris Samples, Ejército de EUA; y Mayor Thomas Wood, Ejército de EUA; El 11 de septiembre de 2001, la organización terrorista Al-Qaeda y su anfitrión,...
With United States involvement in Afghanistan, knowledge of the country is imperative. This "handbook explains a number of basic issues that should be in the knowledge" toolbox of a Marine working with Afghanis or deployed to the country.
A book on the subject of the conduct of small wars where the campaigns do not consist of regular troops. It contains strategy, tactics, and information on all of the minor expeditions in which the British Army was frequently engaged.
Volume I of II, this volume provides in abbreviated form socio-cultural, economic, political and historical background material for a study of the Islamic World from the time of Muhammad to the eve of the first World war. It sets the stage for a...
The following document details subjects which include: country description; the principles of war and plan of campaign; fighting troops and their characteristics; information and reconnaissance; protection; lines of communication; the attack; the...
This monograph examines alternative approaches to U.S. COIN operations in the eastern Pashtun tribal areas in Afghanistan that are sensitive to and inclusive of the key elements of the Pashtun code of Pashtunwali. The author reviews Pashtuns and...
Since the end of the Cold War the British Army has been involved in crowd control operations outside the national boundaries of the United Kingdom. The recent deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan have caused the traditional British approach of...
The present situation in Afghanistan is not being resolved by the current U.S. strategic approach. Given the recent uptick in insurgent violence, the shift in emphasis with regards to Afghanistan, and the change in presidential administrations, the...
With combat formations schedule to begin drawing down in July 2011 and the role of US forces in Iraq already shifting away from the lead, the future of these two nations will grow increasingly dependent upon the indigenous security forces and the...
This paper aims to analyze the impediments involved in integration of the FATA in the national mainstream of Pakistan with a view to make suitable recommendations. This paper briefly discusses the historical background and provides a short overview...
The British and US experience with the use of local, irregular security forces suggest their importance in assisting the host nation government and counterinsurgent forces. Their successful establishment, training, and employment demonstrate the...
The British and US experience with the use of local, irregular security forces suggest their importance in assisting the host nation government and counterinsurgent forces. Their successful establishment, training, and employment demonstrate the...
Disrupting an insurgent's access to sanctuary and safe-haven is a critical aspect of operational planning for counterinsurgent forces. By denying an insurgent's access to safe-havens early in the conflict, the counterinsurgent will gain a marked...
Disrupting an insurgent's access to sanctuary and safe-haven is a critical aspect of operational planning for counterinsurgent forces. By denying an insurgent's access to safe-havens early in the conflict, the counterinsurgent will gain a marked...
It is important that military leaders attain a cultural understanding of their tactical operating environment. This paper will compare the historic invasions of the Soviet Union and the United States into Afghanistan, and to what extent the lack of...