Military adaptation in Afghanistan / edited by Theo Farrell, Frans Osinga, and James A. Russell.

Other author Farrell, Theo, 1967- editor.
Other author Osinga, Frans P. B., editor.
Other author Russell, James A. (James Avery), 1958- editor.
Format Book
PublicationStanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2013.
Descriptionpages cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : military adaptation in war / Theo Farrell -- The great game and the quagmire : military adaptation in the British and Soviet wars in Afghanistan, 1839-1989 / Daniel Moran -- Into the great wadi : the United States and the war in Afghanistan / James A. Russell -- ISAF and NATO : campaign innovation and organizational adaptation / Sten Rynning -- Back from the brink : British military adaptation and the struggle for Helmand, 2006-2011 / Theo Farrell -- The military metier : second order adaptation and the Danish experience in Task Force Helmand / Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen -- Soft power, the hard way : adaptation by the Netherlands' Task Force Uruzgan / Martijn Kitzen, Sebastiaan Rietjens and Frans Osinga -- Mission command without a mission : German military adaptation in Afghanistan / Thomas Rid and Martin Zapfe -- Canadian forces in Afghanistan : minority government and generational change while under fire / Stephen M. Saideman -- Military adaptation by the Taliban, 2001-2011 / Antonio Giustozzi -- Shoulder-to-shoulder fighting different wars : NATO advisors and military adaptation in the Afghan National Army, 2001-2011 / Adam Grissom -- Conclusion : military adaptation and the war in Afghanistan / Frans Osinga and James A. Russell.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012043940
ISBN9780804785891
ISBN9780804785884 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0804785880 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0804785899 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks DS371.412 .M54 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold