Knife fights

a memoir of modern war in theory and practice
John A Nagl
Book - 2014

An influential Army officer traces the Gulf War experiences that shaped his perspectives on the changing nature of conventional combat and his then-discounted views about terrorism, citing his role in coauthoring the military's new counterinsurgency field manual.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nagl, John A., 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2014.
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