After invading Iraq in 2003, the U.S. military found itself fighting a lethal and adaptive insurgency in a country where it was often hard to distinguish ally from enemy. Two veterans of that war have turned the lessons they leaned during tours of duty in Iraq into a tactical primer based on the military classic The Defense of Duffer's Drift. Over the course of six dreams, a young officer deployed in Iraq fights the same battle again and again, learning each time—the hard way—which misconceptions to discard and which lessons to follow in order to achieve a lasting victory. Accompanied by novella that inspired it, the narrative offers and invaluable resource for anyone seeking to master counterinsurgency warfare—or fully understand the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"This is a terrific and illuminating piece of writing, one of the best things to come out of the Iraq war. It reads to me like a history of the conflict as it would be told by a smart American platoon leader. It should be in the rucksack of every soldier heading to Iraq, and also should be read by anyone who cares about the Iraq war. If you want to support our troops, buy it right now"
—Thomas E. Ricks, author of FIASCO: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
Michael L. Burgoyne is a captain in the US Army who was deployed to Iraq in 2003 and 2005. He has also served as instructor at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California.
Albert J. Marckwardt, also a captain in the US Army, served in Iraq in 2005 and 2007. He now serves as aide-de-camp to the commanding general, Third Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia
Format: Paperback (156 Pages)
Author: Michael L. Burgoyne & Albert J. Marckwardtl
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