Carter Malkasian Libros

The book presents a comprehensive historical analysis of wars of attrition, arguing against the common perception of them as merely brutal and ineffective. It explores how attrition strategies were often employed to minimize casualties while still achieving political objectives. The author highlights the effectiveness of attrition in preparing for decisive battles, managing escalation risks, and influencing negotiations, offering a nuanced understanding of this method of warfare that contrasts sharply with traditional views.

A history of the war in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2020. The work follows a narrative format to go through the 2001 US invasion, the state-building of 2002-2005, the Taliban offensive of 2006, the US surge of 2009-2011, the subsequent drawdown, and the peace talks of 2019-2020

In this fully illustrated introduction, Dr Carter Malkasian provides a concise overview of the so-called "Forgotten War" in Korea. From 1950 to 1953, the most powerful countries in the world engaged in a major conventional war in Korea. Yet ironically this conflict has come to be known as the USA's "Forgotten War." Esteemed historian Dr Carter Malkasian explains how this conflict in a small peninsula in East Asia had a tremendous impact on the entire international system and the balance of power between the two superpowers, America and Russia. In this illustrated history, he examines how the West demonstrated its resolve to thwart Communist aggression and the armed forces of China, the Soviet Union and the United States came into direct combat for the only time during the Cold War. Updated and revised for the new edition, with specially commissioned color maps and new images throughout, this is a detailed introduction to a significant turning point in the Cold War.

Through history armies of occupation and civil power have been repeatedly faced with the challenges of insurgency. US involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has highlighted this form of conflict in the modern world. Armies, sometimes reluctantly, have had to adopt new doctrines and tactics to deal with the problems of insurgency and diverse counterinsurgency strategies have been developed. These have ranged from conventional military operations to a combination of military and political strategy including propaganda, Psy-Ops, and other approaches. In Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare 13 contributors examine developments in counterinsurgency from the early 20th century to the present. Each author, an expert in his field, discusses in depth the conduct and outcomes of operations across the globe, including the Arab-Israeli conflict, Afghanistan and Iraq, and draws out the lessons to be learned from them

In The Shadow of Anbar, Carter Malkasian examines the lingering effects of the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq in Ramadi, Anbar Province.

Korejská válka byla významným přelomovým bodem ve studené válce. Tato kniha vysvětluje, jak obrovský vliv měl konflikt, odehrávající se na malém poloostrově ve východní Asii, na celý systém mezinárodních vztahů a na rovnováhu sil mezi dvěma světovými supervelmocemi - Spojenými státy a Sovětským svazem. Západní svět v průběhu konfliktu demonstroval své odhodlání čelit komunistické agresi. Byl to jediný případ za celé období studené války, kdy se ozbrojené síly Čínské lidové republiky, Sovětského svazu a Spojených státu střetly v přímém boji.