Al qaeda war tactics books

Military tactics war books showing 150 of 7 shadows in the jungle. The awardwinning bbc documentary maker tells us what hes learned in 10 years investigating al qaeda, and suggests what we should read to understand where the group came from, and what its still trying to do. Al qaedas senior leadership is indisputably being pressed to an extent not seen since the opening phases of the war on terrorism ten years ago. Tactics, techniques, and procedures of the islamic state march. Ryan shows alqaedas politicalmilitary strategy to be a revolutionary and largely secular departure from the. Peter bergen, in his book holy war, inc the secret world of osama bin laden, details the planning. She is the author of jihad and just war in the war on terror, as well as a number of academic and press articles on alqaedas evolving ideology and strategy. Therefore, conflict is a tactical choice rather than a certitude. He is the author of world war z and the harlem hellfighters. New online book lays out alqaedas new military strategy. Al qaeda is a group that learns from experience, so it should not have been surprising that early last month, around the anniversary of the start of the american war against the taliban, an. Starting with al qaedas creation almost twenty years ago, and sketching its global mutation, mohamedou explains that there is a cogent strategy to al qaedas actions. Nato war in afghanistan, which shahzad reports in the book based on conversations with several senior al qaeda commanders. This book, accordingly, was written to explain the full magnitude of the war.

Being a group at war, with many strategic pressures, is fits the bill of an organization likely to be highly adaptable. The document, which has since been described by the fbi as the al qaeda training manual, was found in a computer file described as the military series related to the declaration of jihad. By consulting the work of wellknown and obscure alqaeda theoreticians, michael w. Through these texts, readers experience events as insiders see them, and by concentrating on the activities and pronouncements of al qaeda s thought leaders, especially in yemen, they discern the direct link between al qaeda s tactics and trends in antiu. The alamo scouts behind japanese lines in world war ii hardcover by. The book to begin with in looking for a revised 21stcentury strategy is. The base, the foundation, alternatively spelled alqaida and alqaida is a transnational extremist salafist militant organization founded in 1988 by osama bin laden, abdullah azzam, and several other arab volunteers during the sovietafghan war. A personal account by the cias key field commander paperback by. An interesting new publication to hit the web gives insight into the thinking of an alqaeda strategist on the next stages of the struggle. When i began writing this book in early 2010, i thought that osama bin laden and ayman alzawahiri would likely be killed before i finished. There is no shortage of books on alqaeda, but mike ryans work is in a class by. The best books on alqaeda five books expert recommendations. A new strategy for the war on terrorism pena, charles.

Decoding alqaedas strategy columbia university press. The war, bush announced, would begin with al qaeda, but would not. Max brooks is an author, public speaker, nonresident fellow with the modern war institute at west point, and senior resident fellow at the atlantic councils art of future warfare project. This bibliography contains journal articles, book chapters, books, edited volumes. Alqaeda and the road to 911 by lawrence wright, the panther by nelson demille, the black banners. Members of the ctfp community should recognize that the systematic killing of well over thirteen key senior al qaeda commanders in unmanned drone attacks since july 2008 has appreciably thinned al. Peter bergen, in his book holy war, inc the secret world of osama bin laden. The best books on alqaeda recommended by peter taylor. He shows that the war on terror is failing, only serving to recruit more terrorists to al qaedas cause. Terrorist tactics and strategies universiteit leiden.

For the study of al qaeda aq, osama bin laden, islamic terrorism or related fields, this book is an excellent starting point. It covers tactics, targets, goals, organization, media releases, and the philosophy of aq and provides a timeline of their media releases and attacks from 1992 through 2002. The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of west point, the department of the army, the department of defense, or. Al qaeda al qaeda training manual inside the terror.