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In the book The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power , Max Boot traces the US use of small expiditionary forces to influence foreign policy, starting from the Barbary Pirate wars to current activities in the middle east. Although he is an unabashed champion of the application of American imperial power, he does note the many ways that we’ve forgotten the value of small-unit counterinsurgency warfare — and this was written before Iraq turned into a quagmire. Of interest to Cpt. JM, perhaps.
Posted on December 14, 2007 1:03 AM
