The Accidental Guerrilla – Book Review

Rick Baillergeon | Published: May 05, 2009 at 1:29 pm (3 Comments)

A review of The Accidental Guerrilla, a book by David Kilcullen, acknowledges Kilcullen’s expertise in counterinsurgency and guerrilla warfare operations and finds his treatment of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan extremely valuable and unique.

The Other Napoleonic Wars

Pat Proctor | Published: November 17, 2008 at 9:47 pm (2 Comments)

What can Napoleon’s wars in Spain and Portugal teach us about modern war in Afghanistan and Iraq? Plenty, according to U.S. Army major Pat Proctor, who participated in the 2007 campaign redesign for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates’ Speech, September 29, 2008

Armchair General | Published: October 03, 2008 at 12:12 pm (4 Comments)

Full text of a speech by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at National Defense University, Sept. 29, 2008. He addresses ideas and analysis, as well as points of contention, behind America’s National Defense Strategy.

Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare – Book Review

Michael Peccolo | Published: October 01, 2008 at 1:49 pm

A review of the book Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare. Thirteen insurgencies from the last 110 years are examined, with details on what strategies were employed to combat them, what worked, what didn’t, and lessons learned.

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