The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa: With E. D. Swinton's "The Defence of Duffer's Drift"

by Albert J. Marckwardt and Michael L. Burgoyne

Book Overview

Following the invasion of Iraq in 2003 the U.S. military found itself in a battle with a lethal and adaptive insurgency, where the divisions between enemy and ally were ambiguous at best, and working with the local population was essential for day-to-day survival. From the lessons they learned during multiple tours of duty in Iraq, two American veterans have penned The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa, an instructional parable of counterinsurgency...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226080935
• ISBN13: 9780226080932
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.9"