| Description |
xxiii, 314 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
"Illustrated" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-307) and index. |
| Contents |
Part one: The full extent of the problem -- What lies behind all the Afghan turmoil? -- The Afghan Taliban's Karachi home -- The Pakistani Taliban's Islamabad offensive -- Al-Qaeda's hidden influence -- The drug barons -- Part two: Lessons from history -- Foreign destabilization of Afghanistan -- Unresolved issues within Pakistan -- Reasons behind the Soviet failure -- Still probable conduits and depots -- Part three: The martial part of a 4GW equation -- Changes in how the Taliban fights -- The drug runners; modus operandi -- Present U.S. strategy -- Drug interdiction tactics -- New techniques on offense -- New techniques on defense -- The village contingent option -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
Expeditionary Eagles offers an interesting strategic analysis of the war in Afghanistan plus, as always in John Poole's books, innovative small-unit tactics and techniques. |
| Subject |
Taliban -- Influence.
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Drug traffic -- Afghanistan.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Ray L.
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| Added Title |
Outmaneuvering the Taliban |
| ISBN |
9780981865928 (pbk.) |
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0981865925 (pbk.) |
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