Very good Sponge-Mike... impressed.
Lets hope the sponge thing will go viral...
Then let's follow up with the bag of golf clubs analogy.
14 clubs allowed in a bag... that means we can allow 14 references in the bag of soldiers trying to understand insurgencies and counterinsurgent 'methods' (used to include policy, strategy and tactics)
So the task is to list 14 references/books/etc which should be continually studied (not just read and then discarded) which will provide young officers a solid foundation of understanding in respect of counter-insurgency.
I get first shot and nominate:
1) The Art of Counter-Revolutionary War - John J McCuen.
2) ...
3) ...
etc
(PS: if anyone knows the heirs to the McCuen estate please prevail on them to get a reprint and a Kindle version as Amazon prices of $150 is outrageous.)
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