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The Biggest Stick - The Employment of Artillery Units in Counterinsurgency (Paperback) Loot Price: R790
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The Biggest Stick - The Employment of Artillery Units in Counterinsurgency (Paperback): Richard B Johnson

The Biggest Stick - The Employment of Artillery Units in Counterinsurgency (Paperback)

Richard B Johnson; Introduction by Daniel Marson; 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: Military Bookshop
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2012
First published: August 2012
Authors: Richard B Johnson
Introduction by: Daniel Marson
Authors: Combat Studies Institute Press
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 978-1-907521-39-3
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > General
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LSN: 1-907521-39-9
Barcode: 9781907521393

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