1 Learning Lessons: The Value of a Contemporary Approach to History

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Contributors ix
5. Foreword xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I. LEARNING LESSONS FROM HISTORY
8. 1 Learning Lessons: The Value of a Contemporary Approach to History 7
9. 2 Thoughts on Lessons Learned in the Past 24
10. Part II. IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
11. 3 Lessons of the Iraq War 51
12. 4 Operation Iraqi Freedom: Key Lessons from the British Experience 66
13. 5 An Iraqi Military Perspective on the Invasion of 2003 87
14. 6 Afghanistan and the Crisis of Counterinsurgency, 2001–2014 102
15. 7 Britain’s War in Afghanistan, 2001–2014 122
16. 8 Raising and Mentoring Security Forces in Afghanistan 138
17. 9 The Accidental Counterinsurgents: U.S. Performance in Afghanistan 157
18. Part III. LESSONS OF OTHER WARS
19. 10 Lessons of Modern War: A Case Study of the Sri Lankan War 181
20. 11 Operation Enduring Freedom—Philippines: Lessons Learned from a Special Warfare Approach to Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency 197
21. 12 Lessons from the War in Georgia 214
22. 13 Russian Military Doctrine and Exercises 229
23. 14 Operation Cast Lead: “From Light Duty to Heavy Duty” 245
24. 15 An Incomplete Success: Security Assistance in Colombia 269
25. Conclusion 291
26. Index 295