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Hello, this is my first post. I'm not (yet) a member of the Canadian Forces.
I recently found online this new book from William S. Lind. It's not a real U.S. Marine Corps doctrinal manual, it's only inspired by them. It covers Fourth Generation War, state militaries vs non-state opponents. The book is still a draft. Currently available is draft 3, dated June 10 2005. It's a 41 page Word document, quick to read.
I found the book interesting to read but having no military experience I can't really comment on it or even recommend it. Surely because of the author some of you will be curious about it and spend 1-2 evenings reading it. I bring it to your attention hoping someone with Afghanistan or similar experience will give feedback on it.
http://www.d-n-i.net/lind/lind_7_06_05.htm
http://www.d-n-i.net/lind/4gw_manual_draft_3_revised_10_june_05.doc
I recently found online this new book from William S. Lind. It's not a real U.S. Marine Corps doctrinal manual, it's only inspired by them. It covers Fourth Generation War, state militaries vs non-state opponents. The book is still a draft. Currently available is draft 3, dated June 10 2005. It's a 41 page Word document, quick to read.
I found the book interesting to read but having no military experience I can't really comment on it or even recommend it. Surely because of the author some of you will be curious about it and spend 1-2 evenings reading it. I bring it to your attention hoping someone with Afghanistan or similar experience will give feedback on it.
http://www.d-n-i.net/lind/lind_7_06_05.htm
http://www.d-n-i.net/lind/4gw_manual_draft_3_revised_10_june_05.doc
"All over the world, state militaries, including our own, find themselves fighting non-state opponents. This kind of war, which we call Fourth Generation war, is a very difficult challenge. Almost always, state militaries have vast superiority over their non-state opponents in most of what we call "combat power:" technology, weapons, techniques, training, etc. Despite these superiorities, more often than not, state militaries end up losing.
America's greatest military theorist, Air Force Colonel John Boyd, used to say,
â Å“When I was a young officer, I was taught that if you have air superiority, land superiority and sea superiority, you win. Well, in Vietnam we had air superiority, land superiority and sea superiority, but we lost. So I realized there is something more to it.â ?
This FMFM is about that "something more." In order to fight Fourth Generation war and win, Marines need to understand what that "something more" is. That in turn requires an intellectual framework -- a construct that helps us make sense of facts and events, both current and historical."