Andrew Mumford

The West's War Against Islamic State (eBook, ePUB)

Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

On the 29th of June 2014 ISIS declared the establishment of a caliphate stretching across territories in Iraq and Syria. In response, Operation Inherent Resolve, a US-led 77 nation coalition, was launched to respond to the threat of Islamic State. The West's War Against Islamic State offers the first history of Operation Inherent Resolve and the West's war against ISIS, from its inception in 2014 to the fall of Raqqa in 2017.

Andrew Mumford offers a comprehensive analysis and assessment of the military campaign deployed against ISIS in Syria and Iraq by examining the West's strategic objectives as well as the conflicting interests of rival powers, namely Russia, Iran and Turkey. By examining individual operational components of this military engagement such as drone usage, cyber warfare, special forces operations and sponsorship of guerrilla forces, this book offers a unique insight into the nature of modern warfare.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786726124
• Artikelnr.: 60752571

Autorenporträt

Dr Andrew Mumford is an Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham (UK) where he is Deputy Head of the School of Politics and International Relations. He has written three books on elements of modern war and its political management. His latest book Counter-Insurgency Warfare and the Anglo-American Alliance was published in 2018 with Georgetown University Press. His previous books include The Counter-Insurgency Myth (2011) and Proxy Warfare (2013), and two edited collections. He has acted as a consultant to the UK Ministry of Defence and NATO on issues pertaining to modern warfare.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Rise of Islamic State and the Formation of the Western
Response
Chapter 1: Operation Inherent Resolve and the Global Coalition
Chapter 2: American Policy from Obama to Trump
Chapter 3: Air Power and Drones
Chapter 4: Covert Action and Special Forces
Chapter 5: Proxy Warfare
Chapter 6: Cyber Warfare
Conclusion: Islamic State - Degraded but not Destroyed
Index