Washington's War: The American War of Independence to the Iraqi Insurgency

By Michael Rose

Book Overview

Retired General Sir Michael Rose, a former United Nations commander and counter-insurgency expert, examines two wars, more than 200 years apart, to demonstrate the unsettling parallels between two small groups of determined insurgents who were determined to defeat a superpower. While acknowledging the obvious differences between the American Revolution and the current situation in Iraq, there are a number of striking military similarities, most notably the failure of the British in 1783 and the Americans today to resolve the dilemma of counter-insurgency warfare: how to isolate and defeat the enemy without alienating the local population.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605980358
• ISBN13: 9781605980355
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"