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2011012024 |
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759045399 |
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9780300182743 (pbk.) : |
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27.50 |
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0300182740 (pbk.) : |
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27.50 |
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9780300166712 (hbk.) |
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0300166710 (hbk.) |
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0978300166712 (cl : alk. paper) |
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(OCoLC)710816309 |
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(OCoLC)759045399 |
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DLC |
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eng |
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TSAA |
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| Classification number |
DS79.765.G7 |
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L45 2012 |
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| Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) |
DS 79.765 .G7 L45 2012 |
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DS 79.765 .G7 L45 2012 |
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Ledwidge, Frank. |
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| Title |
Losing small wars : |
| Remainder of title |
British military failure in Iraq and Afghanistan / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Frank Ledwidge. |
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| Title proper/short title |
British military failure in Iraq and Afghanistan |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New Haven : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Yale University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2012, c2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
viii, 308 p. ; |
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24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
This paperback edition first published in 2012. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-298) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Ridiculous expectations -- Defeated, pure and simple -- Where's Helmand? -- A bleeding ulcer -- Dereliction of duty : the generals and strategy -- Cracking on: British military culture and doctrine -- Tactics without strategy? The counterinsurgency conundrum -- Doing no harm? The question of force -- Civvies -- Bad influences -- Opening networks. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Partly on the strength of their apparent success in "small wars" such as Malaya and Northern Ireland, the British armed forces have long been perceived as world class, if not world-beating. Yet under British control Basra degenerated into a lawless city riven with militia violence and fear, while tactical mistakes and strategic incompetence in Helmand province resulted in numerous casualties and a burgeoning opium trade. In both cases the British were eventually and humiliatingly baled out by the US military. In this thoughtful and compellingly readable book, former military intelligence officer Frank Ledwidge, a veteran of both campaigns, examines the British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking how and why it went so wrong. With the aid of copious research, interviews with senior officers and his own experiences, he looks in detail at how British strategy is developed and how senior officers are trained. He discusses the culture of the British military and argues that at the root of these flawed operations has been a reliance on obsolete structures, approaches and tactics, a culture of not asking difficult questions and -- above all -- an inability to adapt to new challenges. This is an eye-opening analysis of the causes of military failure, and its enormous costs.-- Jacket. |
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 |
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Participation, British. |
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156941 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 |
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Campaigns |
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Iraq |
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Baṣrah. |
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156943 |
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Afghan War, 2001- |
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Participation, British. |
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156944 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Afghan War, 2001- |
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Campaigns |
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Afghanistan |
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Helmand River Valley. |
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156945 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Strategic culture |
| Geographic subdivision |
Great Britain. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
156946 |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Great Britain |
| General subdivision |
Armed Forces |
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Management. |
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156947 |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Great Britain |
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Military policy. |
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156948 |
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Guerre d'Irak (2003-....) |
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Participation britannique. |
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ram |
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156949 |
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Politique militaire |
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Grande-Bretagne |
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1990-.... |
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ram |
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156950 |
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| Geographic name |
Afghanistan |
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2001-.... (Intervention américaine) |
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Participation britannique. |
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ram |
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156951 |
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Afghan War (2001-) |
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fast |
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Iraq War (2003-2011) |
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Armed Forces |
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Management. |
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fast |
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Military campaigns. |
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156953 |
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Military participation |
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British. |
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156954 |
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Military policy. |
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Strategic culture. |
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fast |
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156956 |
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Afghanistan |
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Helmand River Valley. |
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fast |
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(OCoLC)fst01274348 |
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156957 |
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Great Britain. |
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fast |
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