Gotta jump in here and second this. H John Poole's "The Last 100 Yards" is excellent, and his "One more Bridge To Cross" is also worth a read.Originally Posted by 120mm
His other stuff leave me cold. There are some excellent points, and facts, but the rest just has no supporting basis I can make sense of.
Infinity Journal "I don't care if this works in practice. I want to see it work in theory!"
- The job of the British Army out here is to kill or capture Communist Terrorists in Malaya.
- If we can double the ratio of kills per contact, we will soon put an end to the shooting in Malaya.
Sir Gerald Templer, foreword to the "Conduct of Anti-Terrorist Operations in Malaya," 1958 Edition
Couple of sources to look into...
if you haven't already.
http://www.counterinsurgencylibrary.org/
Abu Muqwama maintains both a Counterinsurgency Reading List and a Counterinsurgency Book Club link.
"What is best in life?" "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women."
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