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In Search of an Elusive Enemy - The Victorio Campaign: Global War on Terrorism Occasional Paper 5 (Paperback)
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In Search of an Elusive Enemy - The Victorio Campaign: Global War on Terrorism Occasional Paper 5 (Paperback)
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In Search of an Elusive Enemy: The Victorio Campaign, 1879-1880
represents another in a series of military case studies published
by the Combat Studies Institute (CSI) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
This work examines the US Army's efforts in tracking down Victorio,
the infamous Apache chief who raided large tracts of New Mexico and
Texas at will, terrorizing the entire region. The key point made in
this work is that it demonstrates the challenges of tracking and
capturing or killing a small, irregular group of warriors in
inhospitable terrain and among an alien culture. Although set in
the late 19th century, this case study is still extremely relevant
for today's Army. The commanders of the 9th and 10th US Cavalry
Regiments faced a skilled adversary who used unconventional tactics
and methods as well as an international border to seek sanctuary.
However, it could just as easily have featured the stories of
Osceola, Aguinaldo, Pancho Villa, or Osama bin Laden. The
similarities to challenges that US and coalition forces face in
Afghanistan and Iraq are striking. The commanders of the 19th
century faced enormous challenges in the rugged terrain of the
American Southwest as well as a skeptical and often hostile press.
Again, officers and soldiers who have recently served in
Afghanistan and Iraq will certainly see parallels here. As the US
Army continues its efforts in combating terrorists where they live,
the lessons found in this narrative are well worth revisiting. The
goal of this and other special studies CSI has published is to
provide historical examples of battles, campaigns, and historical
figures from which leaders of today's Army can draw lessons and
inspiration. Although the Victorio Campaign occurred more than a
century ago, the tale still yields relevant points for the modern
battlefield. The lessons here are not in using black powder weapons
or Napoleonic tactics but in finding the key weakness in your enemy
and adapting tactics and methods to exploit it. This work does not
simply prescribe solutions but helps burnish the intellectual tools
with which to diagnose the unexpected and create solutions using
the hard-won experience of successful commanders of the past. The
story of the Victorio Campaign does this and demonstrates that even
under the most arduous of circumstances the American soldier will
persevere until victory is won.
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