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The Biggest Stick - The Employment of Artillery Units in Counterinsurgency (Art of War Papers Series) (Hardcover) Loot Price: R993
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The Biggest Stick - The Employment of Artillery Units in Counterinsurgency (Art of War Papers Series) (Hardcover): Richard B...

The Biggest Stick - The Employment of Artillery Units in Counterinsurgency (Art of War Papers Series) (Hardcover)

Richard B Johnson; Introduction by Daniel Marston; Combat Studies Institute Press

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This study uses a comparative analysis of the Malayan Emergency, the American experience in Vietnam, and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM to examine the role and effectiveness of artillery units in complex counterinsurgency environments. Through this analysis, four factors emerge which impact the employment of artillery units: the counterinsurgency effort's requirement for indirect fires; constraints and limitations on indirect fires; the counterinsurgency effort's force organization; and the conversion cost of nonstandard roles for artillery units. In conclusion, the study offers five broadly descriptive fundamentals for employing artillery units in a counterinsurgency environment: invest in tactical leadership, exploit lessons learned, support the operational approach and strategic framework, maintain pragmatic fire support capability, and minimize collateral damage. Finally, the study examines the role of education for leaders in a counterinsurgency, and its influence on these imperative fundamentals.

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Imprint: Books Express Publishing
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 2012
First published: August 2012
Authors: Richard B Johnson
Introduction by: Daniel Marston
Authors: Combat Studies Institute Press
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Laminated cover
Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 978-1-78039-187-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > General
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > Humanities > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
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LSN: 1-78039-187-0
Barcode: 9781780391878

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