Washington's War: The American War of Independence to the Iraqi Insurgency (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781605980355)

Retired General Sir Michael Rose, a former United Nations commander and counter-insurgency expert, examines two wars, more than 200 years apart, to demonstrate the unsettling parallels between two small groups of determined insurgents who were determined to defeat a superpower. While acknowledging the obvious differences between the American Revolution and the current situation in Iraq, there are a number of striking military similarities, most notably the failure of the British in 1783 and the Americans today to resolve the dilemma of counter-insurgency warfare: how to isolate and defeat the enemy without alienating the local population.

Author: Michael Rose
ISBN-10: 1605980358
ISBN-13: 9781605980355
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2009
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.19w x 0.63d