Research Catalog

Title

British generals in Blair's wars / edited by Jonathan Bailey, Richard Iron, and Hew Strachan.

Publication

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2013.

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Additional Authors

• Bailey, J. B. A. (Jonathan B. A.)
• Iron, Richard.
• Strachan, Hew

Description

xvi, 385 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.

Summary

This is a truly unique and invaluable book. For the first time, we are offered first-hand testimony about Britain's involvement in recent campaigns by senior participants. In addition to touching on themes like civilian-military relations, the operational direction of war and relationships with allies, these eyewitness accounts give a real sense of how the character of a war changes even as it is being fought. It will be essential reading for those in military academies and staff colleges, not only in Britain but throughout NATO, and especially in the USA. It also has profound policy implicati.

Series Statement

Military strategy and operational art

Uniform Title

Military strategy and operational art.

Subject

• Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Participation, British
• Blair, Tony, 1953- > Influence
• Generals > Great Britain
• Great Britain > History, Military > 21st century
• Great Britain > Military policy
• Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Participation, British
• Operational art (Military science) > Case studies

Genre/Form

• Case studies.
• Military history

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-358) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Machine generated contents note: 1.The Political Context: Why We Went to War and the Mismatch of Ends, Ways and Means -- 2.The Northern Ireland Campaign: The Challenges of Command / Jonathan Bailey -- 3.Command of Kosovo Force 1999 / Alistair Irwin -- 4.Sierra Leone 2000: Pregnant with Lessons / Mike Jackson -- 5.Rebuilding Iraq 2003: Humanitarian Assistance and Reconstruction / David Richards -- 6.Southern Iraq 2003-2004: Multi-National Command / Tim Cross -- 7.Great Expectations: Broadening the Military Role to Include Nation Building / Andrew Stewart -- 8.Iraq 2004: The View from Baghdad / Barney White-Spunner -- 9.Modern Campaigning: From a Practitioner's Perspective / Andrew Graham -- 10.The British Army and Thinking About the Operational Level / John McColl -- 11.Twenty-first-Century Operational Leadership: Sierra Leone, Baghdad and Northern Ireland / John Kiszely -- 12.On Generals and Generalship / Nick Parker --^
• 13.'Best Effort': Operation Sinbad and the Iraq Campaign / Graeme Lamb -- 14.Basra 2007: The Requirements of a Modern Major General / Justin Maciejewski -- 15.Campaigning and Generalship: Iraq 2008 / Jonathan Shaw -- 16.Basra 2008: Operation Charge of the Knights / Bill Rollo -- 17.The Psychological Impact of Operations in Iraq: What Has it Been, and What Can We Expect in the Future? / Richard Iron -- 18.Multinational Command in Afghanistan -- 2006: NATO at the Cross-Roads / Simon Wessely -- 19.Southern Afghanistan 2006-2008: The Challenges to a Comprehensive Approach to Counter-Insurgency / Chris Brown -- 20.NATO Operations in Afghanistan 2008-2009: A Theatre-Level View / Nick Pounds -- 21.Helmand 2007-2008: Behavioural Conflict -- From General to Strategic Corporal / Jon Riley -- 22.Campaigning: An Air Force Perspective / Andrew Mackay -- 23.The Political-Military Relationship on Operations / Iain McNicoll --^
• 24.Too Busy to Learn: Personal Observations on British Campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan / Desmond Bowen -- 25.Adapt or Fail: The Challenge for the Armed Forces After Blair's Wars / Alexander Alderson -- 26.British Generals in Blair's Wars: Conclusion / Paul Newton.

ISBN

• 9781409437352 (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 1409437353 (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 9781409437369 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1409437361 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9781409437376 (ebook)
• 140943737X (ebook)

LCCN

^^2011031892

OCLC

747232667

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library