1st Edition
Harsh Lessons Iraq, Afghanistan and the Changing Character of War
By Ben Barry
Copyright 2017
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
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The recent Afghanistan and Iraq wars were very controversial. The conflicts’ casualties, intractability and the apparent failure of the US and its allies to achieve their objectives mean that many see the wars as failures. This resulted in a loss of confidence in the West of the utility of force as an instrument of state power. Both wars have been well described by journalists. There is no... Read more
1. The changing character of the conflicts
2. Direction of operations
3. Military capability, tactics and operations
4. Learning under fire: military adaptation
5. The utility of force in Afghanistan, Iraq and beyond The utility of force
Conclusion
Biography
Brigadier (retired) Ben Barry is the IISS expert on modern warfare, military strategy, operations, tactics and - particularly on land. He saw operational service with the British Army in Bosnia, Northern Ireland and the Middle East. His book The Road from Sarajevo: British Army Operations in Bosnia 1995–96 was shortlisted for the British Army Book of the Year 2009.
