Simon Robbins: 2 books
Dirty Wars
A Century of Counterinsurgency
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
Twentieth and 21st century conflict is dominated by counterinsurgency operations, where the enemy is almost indistinguishable from innocent civilians. Battles are gunfights in jungles, deserts, and streets, and winning "hearts and minds" is as crucial as winning territory. From struggles...
British Generalship during the Great War
The Military Career of Sir Henry Horne (1861–1929)
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Following the career of one relatively unknown First World War general, Lord Horne, this book adds to the growing literature that challenges long-held assumptions that the First World War was a senseless bloodbath conducted by unimaginative and incompetent generals. Instead it demonstrates that men...