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Book SynopsisFocusing on three battles, each reflective of asymmetrical, intercultural, and irregular warfare, this provocative, harrowing, and illuminating book shows how American soldiers have experienced combat in which the standard rules of engagement did not apply.
Trade ReviewThis is an important book at the right time, reminding us that we cannot define war as we might like it to be. Enemies, too, have agency and authorship. And they are unlikely to conform to the other side's preferences. There are indeed two ways to fight, asymmetrically and stupidly. You hope that your adversaries pick the latter. But if they do not, you will wish that you had read this book. * H.R. McMaster, author of Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World and Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies that Led to Vietnam *
The Other Face of Battle offers a fascinating study of American wars in which the cultural terrain is as vital as the physical terrain, and though it deals with lesser-known engagements, the resonances for Americans trying to think their way through our modern wars are profoundly universal. * Phil Klay, author of Missionaries and Redeployment *
Table of ContentsMaps and Figures Preface 1. Introduction: Enemies of Another Sort 2. The Battle of the Monongahela: Braddock's Defeat, July 9th, 1755 3. Interlude I: Building and Equipping an American Army of Expansion 4. The Battle of Manila, February 4-5, 1899 5. Interlude II: Becoming a Superpower and Fighting "Small" Wars 6. Makuan/Operation DRAGON STRIKE, September 15-17, 2010 7. Conclusion: The Other Face of Battle and Preparing for the Wrong War Notes Index
