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Knife Fights : A Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice by John A. Nagl (2015, Trade Paperback)
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The author, John A. Nagl, is a renowned expert in military policy and strategy, and his experiences during the Iraq and Afghan wars provide a unique perspective on the subject. It weighs 8.7 ounces and has 288 pages.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143127764
ISBN-139780143127765
eBay Product ID (ePID)208597111
Product Key Features
Book TitleKnife Fights : a Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPublic Policy / Military Policy, Revolutionary, Military / Afghan War (2001-), Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), Military
Publication Year2015
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJohn A. Nagl
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.7 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal355.02/180973
SynopsisFrom one of the most important Army officers of his generation, a memoir of the military's revolution in counterinsurgency warfare Delivering a profound education in modern warfare, John Nagl's Knife Fights is essential reading for anyone who cares about the fate of America's soldiers and the purposes for which their lives are putat risk. As an army tank commander in the first Gulf War, Nagl was an early convert to the view that America's greatest future threats would come from asymmetric warfare-guerrillas, terrorists, and insurgents. His Oxford thesis on the lessons of Vietnam-eventually published as a book called Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife -became the bible of the counterinsurgency movement. But it would take 9/11 and the botched aftermath of the Iraq invasion togive his ideas contemporary relevance. After a year's hard fighting in Iraq's Anbar Province, where Nagl served as operations officer of a tank battalion in the 1st Infantry Division, he was asked by General David Petraeus to coauthor the new Army and Marine Corps counterinsurgency field manual-rewriting core doctrine that would change the course of two wars and the thinking of an army. Knife Fights is the definitive account of counterinsurgency and its consequences by the man who was the doctrine's leading architect., From one of the most important Army officers of his generation, a memoir of the military's revolution in counterinsurgency warfare Delivering a profound education in modern warfare, John Nagl's Knife Fights is essential reading for anyone who cares about the fate of America's soldiers and the purposes for which their lives are put at risk. As an army tank commander in the first Gulf War, Nagl was an early convert to the view that America's greatest future threats would come from asymmetric warfare--guerrillas, terrorists, and insurgents. His Oxford thesis on the lessons of Vietnam--eventually published as a book called Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife --became the bible of the counterinsurgency movement. But it would take 9/11 and the botched aftermath of the Iraq invasion to give his ideas contemporary relevance. After a year's hard fighting in Iraq's Anbar Province, where Nagl served as operations officer of a tank battalion in the 1st Infantry Division, he was asked by General David Petraeus to coauthor the new Army and Marine Corps counterinsurgency field manual--rewriting core doctrine that would change the course of two wars and the thinking of an army. Knife Fights is the definitive account of counterinsurgency and its consequences by the man who was the doctrine's leading architect.
LC Classification NumberU241.N34 2015
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