Militant Tricks: Battlefield Ruses of the Islamic Insurgent - Softcover

H. John Poole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0963869582 ISBN 13: 9780963869586

Publisher: Posterity Pr, 2005

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

After almost 28 years of commissioned and noncommissioned infantry service, John Poole retired from the United States Marine Corps in April 1993. While on active duty, he spent two years in combat (1966-69), six years as an instructor with the Advanced Infantry Training Company at Camp Lejeune (1986-92) and one year as the SNCOIC of the 3rd Marine Division Combat Squad Leaders Course on Okinawa (1992-93).Since retirement, John Poole has heavily researched the small-unit tactics of other nations and written five other books: (1) The Last Hundred Yards: The NCOs Contribution to Warfare; (2) One More Bridge to Cross: Lowering the Cost of War; (3) Phantom Soldier: The Enemys Answer to U.S. Firepower; (4) The Tigers Way: A U.S. Privates Best Chance of Survival; and (5) Tactics of the Crescent Moon: Militant Muslim Combat Methods.As of September 2005, John Poole had conducted multiday training sessions for 37 Marine battalions, nine Marine schools, and five Army or Navy special-operations units. He has been stationed twice each in South Vietnam and Okinawa. He has visited Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, South Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, North Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Tibet, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Russia, East Germany, West Germany, Morocco, Israel (and the West Bank), Turkey, Iran, and Lebanon.

Edition details

• Publisher: Posterity Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0963869582
• ISBN 13: 9780963869586
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 389