On the ground in Afghanistan : : counterinsurgency in practice / / Jerry Meyerle, Megan Katt, Jim Gavrilis.

Provides a glimpse into what relatively small military units -- teams, platoons, companies, and highly dispersed battalions -- have done to roll back the insurgency in some of the more remote areas of Afghanistan. The book includes 15 vignettes about different units from the U.S. Marines, Army, and...

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Place / Publishing House:Quantico, VA : : Marine Corps University Press,, [2012]
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 186 pages) :; illustrations
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  • "A joint publication of CNA and Marine Corps University Press."
  • Title from title screen (viewed on May 9, 2012).
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • U.S. Marines. Vignette 1 : U.S. Marine platoon, Gulistan, Farah, 2008
  • Vignette 2 : U.S. Marine battalion, Nawa, Helmand, 2009
  • Vignette 3 : U.S. Marine advisors, Tagab Valley, Kapisa, 2008
  • U.S. Army. Vignette 4 : U.S. Army battalion, Kunar and Nuristan, 2007-2008
  • Vignette 5 : U.S. Army battalion, Khost, 2004-2008
  • Vignette 6 : U.S. Army battalion, Nangarhar, 2005-2009
  • U.S. Army Special Forces. Vignette 7 : U.S. Army special forces team, Kandahar and Zabul, 2003-2005
  • Vignette 8 : Three U.S. Army special forces teams, Kunar and Nuristan, 2004-2005
  • Vignette 9 : U.S. Army special forces team, Kandahar, 2003-2004
  • British Army and Marines. Vignette 10 : UK-led task force, Musa Qala, Helmand, 2006-2009
  • Vignette 11 : British Marine battalion, Uruzgan and Helmand, 2008-2009
  • Vignette 12 : British Army advisors, Sangin, Helmand, 2009
  • Dutch Army and Marines. Vignette 13 : Two Dutch Army companies, Uruzgan, 2006-2009
  • Vignette 14 : Dutch Marine company, Deh Rashaan, Uruzgan, 2009
  • Canadian Army. Vignette 15 : Canadian soldiers and engineers, Dand, Kandahar, 2009
  • Conclusion.