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Insurgency & Counter Insurgency in Iraq
Ahmed Hashim
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Description for Insurgency & Counter Insurgency in Iraq
Hardcover. After the US invasion of Iraq, a loosely organized insurgency continues to target American and Coalition soldiers, as well as Iraqi security forces and civilians, with devastating results. This book reveals the insurgents behind the widespread revolt, their motives, and their tactics. Series: Crises in World Politics. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 123. .
More than two years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a loosely organized insurgency continues to target American and Coalition soldiers, as well as Iraqi security forces and civilians, with devastating results. In this sobering account of the ongoing violence, Ahmed Hashim, a specialiston Middle Eastern strategic issues and on irregular warfare, reveals the insurgents behind the widespread revolt, their motives, and their tactics. The insurgency, he shows, is not a united movement directed by a leadership with a single ideological vision. Instead, it involves former regime loyalists, Iraqis resentful of foreign occupation, foreign and domestic Islamist extremists, and elements ... Read more
More than two years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a loosely organized insurgency continues to target American and Coalition soldiers, as well as Iraqi security forces and civilians, with devastating results. In this sobering account of the ongoing violence, Ahmed Hashim, a specialiston Middle Eastern strategic issues and on irregular warfare, reveals the insurgents behind the widespread revolt, their motives, and their tactics. The insurgency, he shows, is not a united movement directed by a leadership with a single ideological vision. Instead, it involves former regime loyalists, Iraqis resentful of foreign occupation, foreign and domestic Islamist extremists, and elements ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
CORNELL UNIV+PRESS
Number of pages
482
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Series
Crises in World Politics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
482
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850657958
SKU
V9781850657958
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About Ahmed Hashim
Ahmed S. Hashim is Professor of Strategic Studies at the U.S. Naval War College. His previous books include Iran: Dilemmas of Dual Containment and Iraq: Sanctions and Beyond, both written with Anthony H. Cordesman.
Reviews for Insurgency & Counter Insurgency in Iraq
'Who are we fighting in Iraq? Ahmed Hashim attempts to answer that question in his excellent 'Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq'. The result is probably the best book to appear so far on the U.S. occupation
a genuine insider's account arguing that the us mission is failing and is likely doomed.'
Washington Post 'Ahmed Hashim is well-placed to ... Read more
a genuine insider's account arguing that the us mission is failing and is likely doomed.'
Washington Post 'Ahmed Hashim is well-placed to ... Read more