Knife fights

By John A. Nagl

Subjects: Military art and science, United states, military policy, Upprorsbekämpning, Counterinsurgency, Military policy, New York Times reviewed, Insurgency, Försvarspolitik

Description: An influential Army officer traces the Gulf War experiences that shaped his perspectives on the changing nature of conventional combat and his then-discounted views about terrorism, citing his role in coauthoring the military's new counterinsurgency field manual.