Displaying 1 of 1 2014 Format: Book Author: Nagl, John A., 1966- Title: Knife fights : a memoir of modern war in theory and practice / John A. Nagl. Publisher, Date: New York : Penguin Press, 2014. Description: 269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Summary: 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. Subjects: Nagl, John A., 1966- Counterinsurgency -- United States. Military art and science -- United States. United States -- Military policy -- 21st century. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index. Contents: Ghostriders in the storm -- A counterinsurgent at Oxford and West Point -- Back to Iraq -- The first Washington fight: Iraq -- Clear, hold, and build -- Proof of concept -- The second Washington fight: Afghanistan -- Counterinsurgency revisited. LCCN: 2014032905 * 2014005401 ISBN: 9781594204982 (hardcover) 1594204985 (hardcover) 9781594204982 : HRD 1594204985 : HRD Other Number: 889886734 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 447825 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 355.02 Nagl Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
