Withdrawing Under Fire

Examines how insurgents fight and what motivates them; Draws lessons from six case studies of Islamist insurgencies: the British withdrawal from Iraq (1920s), the French from Algeria (1960s), the Soviets from Afghanistan (1980s), the Americans from Somalia (1990s), the Israelis from southern Lebanon (2000), and the Israelis from the Gaza Strip (2005); Provides timely, expert guidance for today's challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan