Don't look now, but there are only five "rightist" regimes left in the entire Western Hemisphere. Peru was last to elect a leftist president, and Mexico will be next. Al-Qaeda has had nothing to do with this. Herein lies the culprit and its local source of political advisors and campaign funding. Bl[...]
This book will not please those who have totally bought into the idea that wars are won and casualties limited through technology, nor those who think the victor's version of history is always correct. But, all U.S. security personnel should still read it. Possibly the best treatise on Oriental warf[...]
This book is not just fun reading for determined riflemen, but vital self-defense info. for all ranks and job descriptions. The Pentagon lost on the ground 40 years ago, and its squad tactics haven't changed much. Herein lie more advanced techniques for every category of short-range combat. They wil[...]
This book sports a counter-cultural cover, because "U.S. combat as usual" is not working. It may carefully preserve American life, but it's still losing the wars. What the Pentagon needs in Afghanistan is some true light infantrymen (in the Asian tradition). Even its special operators lack the light[...]
The fire team concept was copied from the Chinese by Carlson and then adopted by Edson. "Gung Ho " closely follows the Marine Raider battalions and their infantry redesignations through WWII and Vietnam. Their thoroughly developed fire team maneuvers are still useful today (all that electronic parap[...]
Without more proficient infantry squads, U.S. forces may never be able to attack a fortified enemy position by complete surprise. That's because no more than 14 people can successfully sneak up on one. After those 14 have cleared a path through its perimeter obstacles and sentries, their parent unit[...]