Expeditionary eagles : outmaneuvering the Taliban / H. John Poole ; foreword by Ray L. Smith.
Poole, H. J., 1943-; Smith, Ray L.
2010
DS371.412 .P66 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Expeditionary eagles : outmaneuvering the Taliban / H. John Poole ; foreword by Ray L. Smith.
Author
Poole, H. J., 1943-
ISBN
9780981865928 (pbk.)
0981865925 (pbk.)
Publication Details
Emerald Isle, NC : Posterity Press, c2010.
Language
English
Description
xxiii, 314 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Call Number
DS371.412 .P66 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
958.104/7
Summary
Expeditionary Eagles offers an interesting strategic analysis of the war in Afghanistan plus, as always in John Poole's books, innovative small-unit tactics and techniques.
Note
"Illustrated"
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-307) and index.
Added Author
Smith, Ray L.
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Part one: The full extent of the problem
What lies behind all the Afghan turmoil?
The Afghan Taliban's Karachi home
The Pakistani Taliban's Islamabad offensive
Al-Qaeda's hidden influence
The drug barons
Part two: Lessons from history
Foreign destabilization of Afghanistan
Unresolved issues within Pakistan
Reasons behind the Soviet failure
Still probable conduits and depots
Part three: The martial part of a 4GW equation
Changes in how the Taliban fights
The drug runners; modus operandi
Present U.S. strategy
Drug interdiction tactics
New techniques on offense
New techniques on defense
The village contingent option
Epilogue.

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