Tequila Junction: 4th- generation counterinsurgency

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"John Poole has written a though-provoking and intriguing work in Tequila Junction. He has masterfully made the case for attention and action toward threats being ignored due to our myopic focus on Islamic extremism. This is another exceptional volume to add to his superb collection of works dealing with the new forms of conflict we face.' -- Gen. Anthony C. Zinni USMC (Ret.) former head of CENTCOM. "While the U.S. is focused on conflicts half a world away, Fourth Generation war is coming thro…

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Full title :Tequila Junction : 4th- generation counterinsurgency / H. John Poole ; foreword by Ray L. Smith.

Summary

"John Poole has written a though-provoking and intriguing work in Tequila Junction. He has masterfully made the case for attention and action toward threats being ignored due to our myopic focus on Islamic extremism. This is another exceptional volume to add to his superb collection of works dealing with the new forms of conflict we face.' -- Gen. Anthony C. Zinni USMC (Ret.) former head of CENTCOM.

"While the U.S. is focused on conflicts half a world away, Fourth Generation war is coming through our back door. As always, John Poole offers the best small-unit tactics and techniques for meeting the new 4GW threat."--William S. Lind father of 4th-Generation Warfare theory.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Posterity Press
Place of Publication:Emerald Isle, N.C
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008.

The Physical Object

Description:xxxv, 330 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780963869517, 0963869515
oclc:ocn891332719
LC Classification:U241
Dewey Decimal:355.0218 22

List of illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Part one. A dire emergency in the Americas. Dope dealers, gangs, Islamists, or Maoists? -- Cuba, the Caribbean, and Venezuela -- The Guianas, Brazil, and Paraguay -- Uruguay, Argentina, and Bolivia -- Chile, Peru, and Ecuador -- Colombia and Panama -- Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras -- El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico -- Part two. The urgent need for a new U.S. strategy -- The 4GW difference in Latin America -- Undermining the proxy coalition -- A quasi-military solution required -- What's not in the military manuals -- Part three. 4GW counterinsurgency techniques. Best 4GW defense is locally tailored -- Deep interdiction -- Buffer zones -- Working a heavily populated area -- Afterword -- Appendix: bottom-up training -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- About the author -- Name index.

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Art et science militaires Contre-rébellion -- Amérique latine Contre-rébellion -- États-Unis Counterinsurgency Counterinsurgency -- Latin America Counterinsurgency -- United States États-Unis -- Relations militaires -- A… Infanterie -- Exercices Infantry drill and tactics Lateinamerika Latin America Military art and science Military policy military relations Military science Prognose Terrorismus United States United States -- Military policy United States -- Military relations -- …