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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Review: War Machine
War Machine Trailer Two weeks on, and we’re back with Netflix’ second Middle-eastern war based offerings. Unlike Sand Castle however, War Machine is very much looking at the big picture, and what could be bigger, when it came … Continue reading
Review: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Trailer On the face of it, James Thurber’s seminal 1939 short story would not seem like the kind of material ripe for a Hollywood adaptation. Emphasis on the “short” part of the short story … Continue reading
The RAND COIN Scorecard And The Irish War Of Independence
The RAND think tank, last year, came up with a “scorecard” method of reviewing counter-insurgency campaigns. The scorecard ranks a COIN campaign in terms of “good” and “bad” practices that take place by the actual COIN force and the insurgents … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), History, Iraq, Ireland, Irish Defence Forces, Politics, War
Tagged Afghanistan, bad factors, coin, counter insurgency, good factors, history, Iraq, ireland, politics, rand, revolutionary period, scorecard, war, war of independence
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COIN: Not Dead, Only Sleeping
A lot has been made of the remarks of US Defence Secretary Robert Gates the other day, when he appeared to signal the end of the US’s focus on counter-insurgency and a drawdown on its armed forces. In particular, Gates seemed to draw a … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), History, Middle East, War
Tagged 2003, Afghanistan, air power, algeria, asia, coin, fallujah, gates, helmand, history, Iraq, land war, speech, us armed forces, vietnam, war
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Tarok Kalache, COIN And Attitude
Tarok Kalache is a small Afghan village. Last October, it was flattened by United States military forces who believed it to be a “Taliban tactical base”. Since then, the Unites States has spent its time in the area rebuilding the village. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Middle East, War
Tagged Afghanistan, attitude, banality of evil, coin, criticism, david flynn, destroyed, exum, foust, middle east, mud huts, on violence, paula broadwell, Tarok kalache, tom ricks, us, villagers, war, wongs over iraq
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The Junior Officer’s Reading Club by Patrick Hennessey
One of the core archetypes you will find in military based fiction is that of the British officer: uptight, a strict disciplinarian, moustached, traditional, posh, asshole (especially to rankers). It’s not a completely underserved stereotype and it is far from inaccurate in … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Books, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Iraq, Middle East, Reviews, War
Tagged Afghanistan, ana, baghdad, books, british army, grenadier guards, helmand, Iraq, memoir, officer, patrick hennessey, reviews, the junior officers reading club, war
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Bullet Magnet by Mick Flynn
It’s alright. Not the best military memoir I’ve read, but not the worst either. Flynn is one of the most experienced and decorated soldiers in the British Army and this is his story, from start to finish – Northern Ireland, the … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), History, Iraq, Middle East, Reviews, War
Tagged Afghanistan, bosnia, bullet magnet, decorated, falklands, Iraq, memoir, mick flynn, nco, northern ireland, ranker, review, war
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