| Variant title |
Outmaneuvering the Taliban |
| Contents |
Part one: The full extent of the problem -- What lies behind all the Afghan turmoil? -- The Afghan Taliban's Karachi home -- The Pakistani Taliban's Islamabad offensive -- Al-Qaeda's hidden influence -- The drug barons -- Part two: Lessons from history -- Foreign destabilization of Afghanistan -- Unresolved issues within Pakistan -- Reasons behind the Soviet failure -- Still probable conduits and depots -- Part three: The martial part of a 4GW equation -- Changes in how the Taliban fights -- The drug runners; modus operandi -- Present U.S. strategy -- Drug interdiction tactics -- New techniques on offense -- New techniques on defense -- The village contingent option -- Epilogue. |
| Abstract |
Expeditionary Eagles offers an interesting strategic analysis of the war in Afghanistan plus, as always in John Poole's books, innovative small-unit tactics and techniques. |
| Local note | Little-305131061673- |
| General note | "Illustrated" |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-307) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010923107 |
| ISBN | 9780981865928 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0981865925 (pbk.) |
