Losing small wars : (Record no. 23970)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780300166712
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency ACKU
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Geographic area code a-af---
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number DS79.765.
Item number G7.
Class number L43 2011
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ledwidge, Frank.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Losing small wars :
Remainder of title British military failure in Iraq and Afghanistan /
Statement of responsibility, etc Frank Ledwidge.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Haven :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Yale University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc c2011.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent viii, 308 p. ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Contents: Ridiculous expectations—Defeated, pure and simple—Where's Helmand?—A bleeding ulcer—Dereliction of duty : the generals and strategy—Cracking on: British military culture and doctrine—Tactics without strategy? The counterinsurgency conundrum—Doing no harm? The question of force—Civvies—Bad influences—Opening networks.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Abstract: Partly on the strength of their apparent success in "small wars" such as Malaya and Northern Ireland, the British armed forces have long been perceived as world class, if not world-beating. Yet under British control Basra degenerated into a lawless city riven with militia violence and fear, while tactical mistakes and strategic incompetence in Helmand province resulted in numerous casualties and a burgeoning opium trade. In both cases the British were eventually and humiliatingly baled out by the US military. In this thoughtful and compellingly readable book, former military intelligence officer Frank Ledwidge, a veteran of both campaigns, examines the British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking how and why it went so wrong. With the aid of copious research, interviews with senior officers and his own experiences, he looks in detail at how British strategy is developed and how senior officers are trained. He discusses the culture of the British military and argues that at the root of these flawed operations has been a reliance on obsolete structures, approaches and tactics, a culture of not asking difficult questions and -- above all -- an inability to adapt to new challenges. This is an eye-opening analysis of the causes of military failure, and its enormous costs.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Iraq War, 2003-2011
General subdivision Participation, British.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Iraq War, 2003-2011
General subdivision Campaigns
Geographic subdivision Iraq
-- Baṣrah.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Afghan War, 2001-
General subdivision Participation, British.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Afghan War, 2001-
General subdivision Campaigns
Geographic subdivision Afghanistan
-- Helmand River Valley.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Strategic culture
Geographic subdivision Great Britain.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Great Britain
General subdivision Armed Forces
-- Management.
Geographic name Great Britain
General subdivision Military policy.
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
Koha item type Monograph
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    Library of Congress Classification     Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University 24/04/2013   DS79.765.G7.L43 2011 3ACKU000350412 24/04/2013 24/04/2013 Monograph