Armor Magazine, Sep-Oct 08: Counterinsurgency: Selected Works
Counterinsurgency: Selected WorksThe U.S. Army/U.S. Marine Corps Counterinsurgency (COIN) Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, would like to thank the editor and managing editor of ARMOR for their agreement to publish this special counterinsurgency edition. Several months ago, the COIN Center and staff of ARMOR agreed that the time was right to consolidate in a single edition a selection of the most valuable and instructive recently published articles on the use of armor in a counterinsurgency environment. These articles will provide units preparing to deploy a quick overview of the “best practices” associated with the use of armor in a COIN environment and perhaps lay the groundwork for future doctrinal revisions.....
Welcome to the Counterinsurgency Century
by Retired General Donn Starry
Sadr City: The Armor Pure Assault in Urban Terrain
by Captain John C. Moore
Task Force Iron Dukes Campaign for Najaf
by Lieutenant Colonel Pat White
Integrating Armor into Personnel Recovery Operations
by Captain Romeo P. Cubas, U.S. Marine Corps
Retaking Sa’ad: Successful Counterinsurgency in Tal Afar
by Major Niel Smith
The Roots of Insurgent Warfare
by Captain Christopher L. Center
Armor in Urban Terrain: The Critical Enabler
by Major General Peter W. Chiarelli, Major Patrick R. Michaelis, and Major Geoffrey A. Norman
Platoons of Action: An Armor Task Force’s Response to Full-Spectrum Operations in Iraq
by John P.J. DeRosa
A Report on the 11th Armored Cavalry in Southeast Asia 1969-70
by Colonel Donn A. Starry
The Battle of Suoi Tre: Viet Cong Infantry Attack on a Firebase Ends in Slaughter When Armor Arrives
by First Sergeant Christopher P. Worick
Armor Task Force to Khe Sanh
by Lieutenant Colonel Carmelo P. Milia
The Battle of An Bao II
by Captain Timothy J. Grogan
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