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Learning the Lessons of Modern War
Thomas G. Mahnken (Edited by)
9781503612501
Paperback / softback, published 16 June 2020
336 pages, 2 tables, 1 map
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg
"A famous old military saying suggests that 'amateurs talk about tactics, armchair generals study strategy, but professionals study logistics.' Studying lessons from modern warfare, the volume Learning the Lessons of Modern War, edited by Thomas G. Mahnken, challenges its readers to add a fourth component to this old saying, suggesting that counterinsurgency experts need to study politics."—Ori Swed, Contemporary Sociology
Learning the Lessons of Modern War uses the study of the recent past to illuminate the future. More specifically, it examines the lessons of recent wars as a way of understanding continuity and change in the character and conduct of war. The volume brings together contributions from a group of well-known scholars and practitioners from across the world to examine the conduct of recent wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East, South America, and Asia. The book's first section consists of chapters that explore the value of a contemporary approach to history and reflect on the value of learning lessons from the past. Its second section focuses on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Chapters on Iraq discuss the lessons of the Iraq War, the British perspective on the conflict, and the war as seen through the lens of Saddam Hussein's military. Chapters on Afghanistan discuss counterinsurgency operations during the war, Britain's experience in Afghanistan, raising and training Afghan forces, and U.S. interagency performance. The book's third section examines the lessons of wars involving Russia, Israel, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Georgia, and Colombia. It concludes by exploring overarching themes associated with the conduct of recent wars. Containing a foreword by former National Security Advisor Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, Learning the Lessons of Modern War is an indispensable resource for international relations and security studies scholars, policymakers, and military professionals.
Introduction: Introduction
-Thomas G. Mahnken
1. Learning Lessons: The Value of a Contemporary Approach to History
-Michael Evans
2. Thoughts on Lessons Learned in the Past
-Williamson Murray
3. Lessons of the Iraq War
-Peter R. Mansoor
4. Operation Iraqi Freedom: Key Lessons from the British Experience
-Ben Barry
5. An Iraqi Military Perspective on the Invasion of 2003
-Kevin M. Woods
6. Afghanistan and the Crisis of Counterinsurgency, 2001–2014
-Carter Malkasian
7. Britain's War in Afghanistan, 2001–2014
-Theo Farrell
8. Raising and Mentoring Security Forces in Afghanistan
-T. X. Hammes
9. The Accidental Counterinsurgents: U.S. Performance in Afghanistan
-Todd Greentree
10. Lessons of Modern War: A Case Study of the Sri Lankan War
-Ahmed S. Hashim
11. Operation Enduring Freedom—Philippines: Lessons Learned from a Special Warfare Approach to Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency
-David S. Maxwell
12. Lessons from the War in Georgia
-Svante E. Cornell
13. Russian Military Doctrine and Exercises
-Phillip A. Petersen
14. Operation Cast Lead: "
From Light to Heavy Duty"
: Israel's Search for Lessons
-Scott C. Farquhar
15. An Incomplete Success: Security Assistance in Colombia
-Douglas Porch
Conclusion: Conclusion
-Thomas G. Mahnken