Militant Tricks: Battlefield Ruses of the Islamic Insurgent

by H. John Poole, Ray L. Smith (Foreword by)

THIS BOOK WAS ON THE U.S. ARMY'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS READING LIST. Since 9/11, our deployed troops have learned many things. Though the war in Afghanistan has just ended, many of their hard-won lessons have yet to be assimilated by the Stateside bureaucracy. To help, "Militant Tricks" has recounted America's progress in Iraq and Afghanistan from the standpoint of East Asian BATTLEFIELD DECEPTION. Both countries were part of the Mongol Empire for over 200 years and thus prone to every sort of ancient Chinese illusion. "Militant Tricks" also contains the TACTICAL TECHNIQUES WITH WHICH TO COUNTER AN ISLAMIC EXTREMIST'S URBAN OFFENSIVE. While some of these nontraditional techniques were risked during the Baghdad Surge, they may soon be forgotten.

Genres: Military Fiction, War, History, Nonfiction, Middle East

412 pages, Paperback

First published October 17, 2005

Reviews

[Mike]

I found the citations questionable at first, considering most of them are from The Christian Science Moniter. Apparently the magizine is secular and has one of the best correspondants in the Middle East. So far it talks about tactics and manuevers used by the insurgency and how they play with their goals (political/social).

This book goes well with Infantry in Battle which is an Army publication and hard to find.

[Christopher]

An interesting read on a subject that's vanished from the public light, outlining basic strategies to combat and defeat insurgencies much like the one we're facing in Iraq and Afghanistan. A lot of stuff that could be deduced by yourself, and some small things that will make you go 'I'd never think of that!' As an additional bonus, it is a damn near -fully- cited book. Give it a read if it's a subject you're interested in.

[Steven]

Excellent

[Maxo Marc]

Interesting view of the type threat we face as a country in the middle east.

[J Roberts]

Good stuff for troops heading overseas.