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100	1		_aLedwidge, Frank. _9100182
245	1	0	_aLosing small wars : _bBritish military failure in Iraq and Afghanistan / _cFrank Ledwidge.
246	3	0	_aBritish military failure in Iraq and Afghanistan
260			_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c2012, c2011.
300			_aviii, 308 p. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aThis paperback edition first published in 2012.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [270]-298) and index.
505	0		_aRidiculous 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			_aPartly 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.
650		0	_aIraq War, 2003-2011 _xParticipation, British. _9156941
650		0	_aIraq War, 2003-2011 _xCampaigns _zIraq _zBaṣrah. _9156943
650		0	_aAfghan War, 2001- _xParticipation, British. _9156944
650		0	_aAfghan War, 2001- _xCampaigns _zAfghanistan _zHelmand River Valley. _9156945
650		0	_aStrategic culture _zGreat Britain. _9156946
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xArmed Forces _xManagement. _9156947
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xMilitary policy. _9156948
650		7	_aGuerre d'Irak (2003-....) _xParticipation britannique. _2ram _9156949
650		7	_aPolitique militaire _zGrande-Bretagne _y1990-.... _2ram _9156950
651		7	_aAfghanistan _y2001-.... (Intervention américaine) _xParticipation britannique. _2ram _9156951
611	2	7	_aAfghan War (2001-) _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01695175 _993508
611	2	7	_aIraq War (2003-2011) _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01802311 _9156952
650		7	_aArmed Forces _xManagement. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00814609 _99083
650		7	_aMilitary campaigns. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01710190 _9156953
650		7	_aMilitary participation _xBritish. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01353706 _9156954
650		7	_aMilitary policy. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01021386 _9156955
650		7	_aStrategic culture. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01745709 _9156956
651		7	_aAfghanistan _zHelmand River Valley. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01274348 _9156957
651		7	_aGreat Britain. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01204623 _9156958
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