Confronting al Qaeda: The Sunni Awakening and American Strategy in al Anbar

By Martha L. Cottam and Joe W. Huseby

Book Overview

Based on interviews with tribal Sheiks involved in the Awakening and their American military counterparts, Confronting al Qaeda is a study of decision-making processes and the political psychology of the Sunni Awakening. It traces the change in U.S. military strategy that permitted the collaboration between the Sunni tribes and the U.S. forces.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442264853
• ISBN13: 9781442264854
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"