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Counterinsurgencyby David Kilcullen
Oxford University Press, USA 2010; US$ 14.50David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war powerfully influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the Surge," now recognized as a dramatic success. In Counterinsurgency, Kilcullen brings together his most salient writings on this key topic. At the heart of the book is his legendary "Twenty-Eight Articles." In it, he shows company leaders how to practice counterinsurgency in the real world, "at night, with the GPS down, the media criticizing you, the locals complaining in a language you don't understand, and an unseen... more...
Future War In Citiesby Alice Hills
Frank Cass 2004; US$ 55.95This book is the first full-length study of a key security issue confronting the West in the 21st century: urban military operations, as undertaken by US and UK forces in Iraq. It relates operations in cities to the wider study of conflict and more...
Street Smartby Jamison Jo Medby; Russell W. Glenn
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95Urban operations are highly complex because of the multitudes of people and structures as well as the density of the city?s infrastructure. These same features complicate the intelligence and decisionmaking processes associated with military operations at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war. Intelligence preparation of the battlefield (IPB), the Army?s longstanding methodology for incorporating and analyzing relevant information for all types of operations, is currently not effective for tackling the operational and intelligence challenges of urban operations. This study defines some of the challenges faced by commanders and their staffs when conducting urban IPB. It describes methods that can be incorporated into current... more...
Unweaving the Webby Scott Gerwehr; Russell W. Glenn
RAND Corporation 2003; US$ 9.95Despite the realization that an urban environment can intensify the effects of deception in military operations, many important research questions remain unanswered, and even unasked. The authors use the well-developed literature on deception in animal biology to begin asking and answering those questions. This was done with the aim of improving the ability of U.S. forces to both conduct friendly deception and counter adversary deception in urban operations of all sorts. Using animal biology and military science as the source materials, the authors undertook to elaborate on existing deception theory and to propose new paths for technological, doctrinal, educational, and experimental development. The study concludes that in urban settings,... more...
Capital Preservationby Russ Glenn
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95This work is based on a conference whose objectives were to: explain the significance of urban areas in current and future military operations; and discuss methods and means of seizing, stabilizing, or controlling such areas in the 21st century, for example. more...
Ready for Armageddonby Russell Glenn; Sidney W. Atkinson; Michael P. Barbero; Frederick J. Gellert; Scott Gerwehr
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95This work summarizes the proceedings of the fourth annual Urban Operations Conference co-hosted by RAND Arroyo Center and representatives of the Army and Marine Corps. more...
Analysis of Air-based Mechanization and Vertical Envelopment Concepts and Technologiesby Jon G. Grossman
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95This report provides an assessment of the US Army's ability to insert mechanized forces in enemy-controlled terrain. The authors examined the performance of the national AAN advanced airframes under a variety of conditions. more...
Coralling the Trojan Horseby Russell W. Glenn; Randall Steeb; John Matsumura
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95This study presents an alternative to continued reliance on close combat urban operations paradigms that require a commitment of large numbers of soldiers to urban operations. It largely focuses on combat operations, but is also applicable to serving objectives inherent during stability missions. more...
Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Iraqby Bruce Hoffman
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95For 50 years, the United States has had ill-fated experiences in effectively fighting insurgencies. In counterinsurgency terms, Vietnam and Iraq form two legs of a historically fraught triangle-with El Salvador providing the connecting leg. In light of this history, the author analyzes where the United States has gone wrong in Iraq; what unique challenges the conflict presents to coalition forces deployed there; and what light both shed on future counterinsurgency planning, operations, and requirements. more...
Managing Complexity During Military Urban Operationsby Russell W. Glenn
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95With respect to military urban operations, this study proposes a new planning approach that employs identification of critical points--the essential elements of the urban area?s physical and demographic terrain--along with the notion of density--the number of elements and activities within the urban space--to aid military personnel in their efforts to overcome the complexity of urban operations. more...









