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Tactics of the crescent moon: militant Muslim combat methods / H John Poole

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POOLE H John

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Emerald Isle NC : Posterity Press, 2004Description: xxviii, 342 pagesISBN:

0963869574 (pbk):

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Summary: Intended as a handbook for U.S. forces from the sharp-end backwards and upwards, this book sets Islamic insurgents and terrorists in their historical and religious context. It explains the tactics they use and how these can be countered, noting that there are limitations to what high tech weaponry can achieve in guerrilla warfare, for example stand-off weapons linked to wrong intelligence can have disastrous consequences.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Defence Academy Library On-Shelf	355.42 POO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		20393-2001
Book	Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf	355.42 POO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		20393-1001

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Intended as a handbook for U.S. forces from the sharp-end backwards and upwards, this book sets Islamic insurgents and terrorists in their historical and religious context. It explains the tactics they use and how these can be countered, noting that there are limitations to what high tech weaponry can achieve in guerrilla warfare, for example stand-off weapons linked to wrong intelligence can have disastrous consequences.

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