CARL Book Beacon

New Bestseller at CARL - Boots on the ground by dusk

2008-06-09T06:23:00.002-05:00

Check CARL Holdings: Boots on the ground by dusk : my tribute to Pat Tillman

About this book: "On April 22, 2004, Lieutenant David Uthlaut received orders from Khost, Afghanistan, that his platoon was to leave the town of Magarah and "have boots on the ground before dark" in Mariah, a small village on the border of Pakistan. It was an order the young lieutenant protested vehemently, but the commanders at the Tactical Command Center disregarded his objections. Uthlaut split his platoon into two serials, with Serial One traveling northwest to Manah and Serial Two towing a broken Humvee north toward the Khost highway. By nightfall, Uthlaut and his radio operator were seriously wounded, and an Afghan militia soldier and a U.S. soldier were dead. The American soldier was Pat Tillman."

Related podcast:

Interview with the author: C-Span Book TV

RAND New Publications: Counterterrorism

2008-06-04T16:18:00.001-05:00

June 2008

Topic: Counterterrorism

Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003—2006)

RAND Counterinsurgency Study, Volume 2

By Bruce R. Pirnie and Edward O' Connell

Paperback • 134 pages • ISBN: 978-0-8330-4297-2

The difficulties encountered by the United States in securing Iraq and Afghanistan despite years of effort and staggering costs raises the central question of the RAND Counterinsurgency Study: How should the United States improve its capabilities to counter insurgencies, particularly those that are heavily influenced by transnational terrorist movements and thus linked to a global jihadist network? This second volume in the series offers recommendations for future counterinsurgency operations, based on the U.S. experience in Iraq.

War by Other Means: Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency

RAND Counterinsurgency Study—Final Report

By David C. Gompert et al.

This capstone volume to the RAND Counterinsurgency Study draws on the others in the series and provides an examination of 89 insurgencies since World War II, an analysis of the new challenges posed by what is becoming known as global insurgency, and many of the lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Paperback • 518 pages ISBN: 978-0-8330-4309-2

Evaluating Novel Threats to the Homeland: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Cruise Missiles

By Brian A. Jackson et al.

As a basis for exploring defensive options, this monograph develops approaches for assessing asymmetric attacks using cruise missiles or unmanned aerial vehicles, a novel potential threat to homeland targets, in the context of other options available to terrorist actors and for identifying the factors that might make these technologies attractive to adversaries.

Paperback • 128 pages ISBN: 978-0-8330-4169-2

RAND New Publications: Defense Policy

2008-06-04T15:30:00.001-05:00

June 2008

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Topic: Defense Policy

Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery

Edited by Terri Tanielian and Lisa H. Jaycox

Paperback • 498 pages • ISBN: 978-0-8330-4454-9

Since October 2001, approximately 1.64 million U.S. troops have been deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq. Early evidence suggests that many returning service members may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Traumatic brain injury is also a major concern. But there is limited evidence about the scope of the problem or the most effective treatments. RAND conducted a comprehensive study of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with these conditions, the health care system in place to meet those needs, gaps in the system, and the costs associated with these conditions and with providing quality health care to those in need.

Small Ships in Theater Security Cooperation

By Robert W. Button et al.

The U.S. Navy asked RAND to analyze necessary small vessel characteristics, focusing on theater security cooperation (TSC) operations with other militaries in sub-Saharan Africa. In response, the authors developed concepts of operation for employing small ships in TSC, translated TSC tasks into required capabilities, and derived recommended ship characteristics from these capabilities.

Paperback • 72 pages ISBN: 978-0-8330-4400-6 List Price: $21.50 Discounted Web Price: $19.35

The Challenge of Nuclear-Armed Regional Adversaries

By David Ochmanek and Lowell H. Schwartz

To improve the United States' military and political leverage in situations involving nuclear-armed adversaries, a great deal more needs to be done to develop field capabilities, such as multilayered theater missile defenses and improved surveillance and target-tracking capabilities, that can prevent the enemy's use of nuclear weapons.

Paperback • 78 pages ISBN: 978-0-8330-4232-3 List Price: $21.00 Discounted Web Price: $18.90

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New Netlibrary Downloadable Audiobooks

2008-05-30T16:42:00.003-05:00

New downloadable audiobooks this month from NetLibrary

Did you know you can download audiobook titles directly to your desktop, or transfer them to portable devices for audio on the go? Audiobooks available through NetLibrary can be downloaded or played on any desktop, laptop or portable device supporting Windows Media Player (v9), Music Match (v8.2+), or Nullsoft Winamp 5.

Never tried this before? View Audio Book Demo

RAND New Publications: International Policy

2008-05-30T10:44:00.001-05:00

May 2008

Topic: International Policy

Turkey as a U.S. Security Partner

By F. Stephen Larrabee

Paperback • 46 pages • ISBN: 978-0-8330-4302-3 List Price: $21.00 Discounted Web Price: $18.90

The relationship between the United States and Turkey has been changing. Divergences between U.S. and Turkish interests have grown, in part because of Turkey's relationship with its neighbors and the tension between its Western identity and its Middle Eastern orientation. Further, Turkey's relations with the European Union have also deteriorated of late. While Turkey will want to maintain positive ties to the United States, it is likely to be drawn more heavily into the Middle East by the Kurdish issue and Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Post-Secondary Education in Qatar: Employer Demand, Student Choice, and Options for Policy

By Cathleen Stasz et al.

Paperback • 158 pages • ISBN: 978-0-8330-4173-9 List Price: $23.00 Discounted Web Price: $20.70

Qatar's Supreme Education Council asked RAND to conduct a one-year study to assess whether the current post-secondary education opportunities in Qatar are aligned with the nation's social and economic goals and to help articulate priorities for developing post-secondary educational opportunities, either in Qatar or through financed study abroad.

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CGSC Panel Discussion on C-Span

2008-05-28T13:01:00.004-05:00

A panel discussion on civilian-military relations from U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (Fort Leavenworth, KS) was telecast on C-Span's Book TV on May 26, 2008 and will be rebroadcast on Sunday, June 8 at 10PM.

If you'd like to view this online visit this website. (Requires Real Player)

Panelists included:

Dale Herspring, author of "Rumsfeld's Wars"
Marybeth Ulrich, author of "Democratizing Communist Militaries"
Col. Matthew Moten, author of "The Delafield Commission and the American Military Profession"
Peter Feaver, author of "Armed Servants"
Don Snider, co-author of "The Future of the Army Profession"

New CARL Digital Library RSS feed

2008-05-27T11:33:00.007-05:00

Interested in keeping current on the newest materials we add each week to our Digital Library? We've created an RSS feed to our new content to make this easy for you. You can subscribe to our feed by clicking on this link and copying and pasting the url in your web browser into your preferred RSS reader such as Bloglines or Google Reader.

You can also visit this webpage to scan our newest materials.

Next CARL Brownbag Session

2008-05-23T10:03:00.004-05:00

The CARL will be hosting next week another of our continuing series of Brownbags highlighting library resources. The topic of our next session to be held 28 May from 1230-1330 in the Library Learning Center is on how to best find analyses and datasets from our military-related databases such as Janes Online Defense and Military Periscope.

Lone Survivor

2008-05-21T13:23:00.003-05:00

Ed Tracy interviews Navy Cross recipient and Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell about his experiences in Afghanistan and his book, Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10. Originally aired 05/19/08.

Book available at CARL in multiple formats

New Operational Leadership Interviews and more

2008-05-19T09:03:00.006-05:00

Further additions to the CARL Digital Library (Objects added 1 May 2008 - 16 May 2008)

Operational Leadership Interviews - New additions - OLE Collection "A project of the Combat Studies Institute, the Operational Leadership Experiences Interview Collection archives firsthand, multi-service accounts from military personnel who planned, participated in and supported operations in the Global War on Terrorism."

New addition - MMAS Collection The Master of Military Art and Science (MMAS) program began in 1964. CGSC regular course students may elect to take a set of electives, write a thesis, and earn an accredited Masters. This collection will eventually contain all of the publicly releasable theses, but right now you may find from 1998-2006 theses here. MMAS theses provide in-depth research on historical events, operational issues, and organizations, both existing and proposed.

New addition SAMS Collection The School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) is one of the parts of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). Most SAMS students complete the regular CGSC course, then stay for a second academic year. They write either one or two monographs (depending on the requirement at the time) and are awarded a Master of Military Art and Science (MMAS) graduate degree. Most go on to planning jobs in field units. This collection will eventually contain all the publicly releasable monographs produced since the program began in 1986. Currently you can find the 1998-2006 SAMS monographs in this digital library. SAMS monographs typically address historical events, current operational issues, or new organizational concepts.

Latest additions to the CARL Digital Library

2008-05-19T08:51:00.002-05:00

Latest additions to the CARL Digital Library (Added 1 May 2008 - 16 May 2008)

Collection: Interwar Period Student Papers

About this collection: "The Command and General Staff School (CGSS) students at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, produced papers about military history topics during 1930-1936 classes. Some of the papers were written as individual research papers and some were done as a group research monograph. This is a rich resource for interwar topics, as well as lessons learned about past battles and operational art."

New at CARL - the Utility of Force

2008-05-15T19:55:00.003-05:00

Check our holdings: The utility of force: the art of war in the modern world

"Gen. Rupert Smith (Ret.), who commanded British forces during the 1991 Gulf War, argues that our current understanding of war is outdated and that war planners of the future should incorporate both military and political strategies to achieve their goals."

Book excerpt

Related podcast: C-Span Interview - the author discusses his book with Winslow Wheeler, director of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information.

Latest Articles - subject terrorism

2008-05-13T08:39:00.001-05:00

An Upside to a 'Bad Actor' By: Hosenball, Mark. Newsweek, 4/28/2008, Vol. 151 Issue 17, p8-8, 1/2p, 1c; (AN 31756777)

Destination Martyrdom. (cover story) By: Peraino, Kevin. Newsweek, 4/28/2008, Vol. 151 Issue 17, p24-30, 7p, 13c; (AN 31757090)

Enlistment Papers for the Jihad. (cover story) Newsweek, 4/28/2008, Vol. 151 Issue 17, p28-29, 2p, 5 charts, 1 diagram, 3 graphs, 1 map; (AN 31757093)

Lewis Urges Obey To Take Supplemental Through Committee. By: Sanchez, Humberto. CongressDaily AM, 4/22/2008, p11-11, 1p; (AN 31773831)

Gates Says Air Force Not Doing Enough In Iraq, Afghanistan. CongressDaily, 4/21/2008, p4-4, 1p; (AN 31759067)

Dem Leaders Closing In On Strategy For War-Funding Bill. By: Bourge, Christian. CongressDaily, 4/21/2008, p8-8, 1p; (AN 31759071)

An Auspicious Beginning. By: Cohen, Richard E.. CongressDaily, 4/18/2008, p18-18, 1p; (AN 31759062)

MILITARY CONFLICT. By: Coll, Steve. New Yorker, 4/14/2008, Vol. 84 Issue 9, p21-22, 2p, 2c; (AN 31600597)

Strategic Studies Institute May Newsletter

2008-05-09T09:13:00.003-05:00

New Publications

The Evolution of U.S. Turkish Relations in a Transatlantic Context, edited by Dr. Frances Burwell. This colloquium report considers the current state of U.S.-Turkish-EU ties and how those relations might be repaired and enhanced. It provides an overview of the enduring issues that must be addressed if relations are to move beyond current roadblocks and begin to realize their full potential. Baloch Nationalism and the Geopolitics of Energy Resources: The Changing Context of Separatism in Pakistan, by Dr. Robert Wirsing. This monograph examines the Baloch separatist insurgency that has resurfaced in recent years. In particular, the author looks at how Pakistan's mounting energy insecurity has magnified the economic and strategic importance of Balochistan, while at the same time complicating Pakistan's efforts to cope with the province's resurgent tribal separatism. Prospects from Korean Reunification, by Colonel David Coghlan. This Carlisle Paper examines the nature of the Korean regime, the cost of reunification, and likely reunification scenarios. The author next considers the challenges and opportunities for the stakeholders in the region and suggests that China, at U.S. expense, has positioned itself to profoundly influence the nature of reunification; the �tilt� of a unified Korea; and the future Northeast Asian strategic environment. Precision in the Global War on Terror: Inciting Muslims through the War of Ideas, by Dr. Sherifa Zuhur. This monograph identifies a trend of pathologizing beliefs and practices that are at the core of Islam. The author contends that this pathologizing impulse may be beneficial in rallying Americans to the defense of their nation, but it might impede the international cooperation necessary to that endeavor. She also aims to educate the reader about the value inherent in particular concepts that could be unpopular but are part of Muslims' historical legacy.

Of Interest

Future Defense Dilemmas Summary Report of the "Maintaining Quality in the Force" Seminar by Ralph Wipfli Operation IRAQI FREEDOM: Selected Bibliography

Coming Soon

Global Climate Change: National Security Implications, edited by Dr. Carolyn Pumphrey. U.S. Foreign Policy and Regime Instability, by Dr. James Meernik. China-Russia Security Relations: Strategic Parallelism without Partnership or Passion, by Dr. Richard Weitz. From the New Middle Ages to a New Dark Age: The Decline of the State and U.S. Strategy, by Dr. Phil Williams.

Monthly Op-Ed

The Second Berlin Wall, by LTC Raymond A. Millen.

Upcoming Events

Lessons from India's Experience for the Future of Counterinsurgency Policy, Part II May 14-15, 2008 - Washington, DC 3rd Annual North American Security Colloquium: Wars Without Borders June 17-19, 2008 - Kingston, Ontario, Canada Civil-Military Relations June 26, 2008 - Washington, DC

Annual Strategy Conference

On behalf of The XIX Annual Strategy Conference "Team XIX," thank you for attending and participating in "Rebalancing the Instruments of National Power." We endeavored to provide the best conference we could to ensure your attendance was rewarding intellectually, socially and historically. We have conducted an initial After Action Review and are already taking actions to improve. We are already looking forward to the "XX" Strategy Conference. Videos, slides, and MP3s are now online.

News and Updates

On April 26, Dr. Douglas Johnson participated in the "Beyond Combat" colloquium at Temple University. Dr. Johnson was one of four presenters, the others being Dr. Britt McCarley, Chief Historian, TRADOC; Dr. Christopher DeRosa, Assistant Professor, Monmouth University; and Dr. Peter Kindsvatter, Command Historian, U.S. Army Ordnance Center, APG. Dr. Johnson's presentation was entitled "Leadership Prerequisites: Colonel Conrad S. Babcock and Command Development During World War I." Dr. Sherifa Zuhur participated in the Middle East Workshop on Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan held at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University in Laurel, Maryland, March 12-13. Dr. Zuhur presented two lectures on "Islam and Approaches to Extremism" to the Medical Strategic Leadership Program at the U.S. Army Medical Department and School, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, April 18. Dr. Robin Dorff attended and served as a facilitator at the Consortium for Complex Operations (CCO) Kickoff Conference in Washington, DC and Arlington, VA from April 28-29, 2008. The inaugural public event for the CCO, which is a joint effort of DoD, State and USAID, brought together a "network of civilian and military educators, trainers, and lessons learned practitioners."

The views expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. This newsletter is cleared for public release; distribution is unlimited.

Latest Articles - Defense

2008-05-03T04:57:00.004-05:00

Barack in Iraq. By: CROWLEY, MICHAEL. New Republic, 5/7/2008, Vol. 238 Issue 8, p27-31, 3p, 2c; (AN 31730007) http://lumen.cgsccarl.com/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=31730007&site=ehost-live

Heroic Patience. National Review, 5/5/2008, Vol. 60 Issue 8, p16-16, 3/4p; (AN 31773363) http://lumen.cgsccarl.com/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=31773363&site=ehost-live

Bioviolence: A Growing Threat. By: Kellman, Barry. Futurist, May/Jun2008, Vol. 42 Issue 3, p25-30, 6p, 4c; (AN 31535413) http://lumen.cgsccarl.com/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=31535413&site=ehost-live

A Gun in One Hand, A Pen in the Other. By: Ephron, Dan; Spring, Silvia. Newsweek, 4/21/2008, Vol. 151 Issue 16, p34-35, 2p, 1c; (AN 31660604) http://lumen.cgsccarl.com/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=31660604&site=ehost-live

A Four-Star Performance. By: Mulrine, Anna. U.S. News & World Report, 4/21/2008, Vol. 144 Issue 11, p14-15, 2p, 1c; (AN 31660601) http://lumen.cgsccarl.com/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=31660601&site=ehost-live

The Presidency. By: Walsh, Kenneth T.. U.S. News & World Report, 4/21/2008, Vol. 144 Issue 11, p22-22, 1p, 1c; (AN 31660611) http://lumen.cgsccarl.com/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=31660611&site=ehost-live

Byrd Set To Preside Over Defense Supplemental Hearing. By: Scully, Megan; Sanchez, Humberto. CongressDaily AM, 4/16/2008, p10-10, 1p; (AN 31698224) http://lumen.cgsccarl.com/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=31698224&site=ehost-live

Industry Says War Has Hurt Military Modernization Efforts. By: Kreisher, Otto. CongressDaily AM, 4/16/2008, p22-22, 1p; (AN 31698236) http://lumen.cgsccarl.com/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=31698236&site=ehost-live

Here We Go Again. By: Wilson, George C.. CongressDaily AM, 4/14/2008, p4-4, 1p; (AN 31653797) http://lumen.cgsccarl.com/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=31653797&site=ehost-live

Bush Warns Congress Not To Fatten Supplemental Measure. By: Koffler, Keith; Schneider, Ben; Bourge, Christian. CongressDaily, 4/10/2008, p5-5, 1p; (AN 31636670) http://lumen.cgsccarl.com/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=31636670&site=ehost-live

Bush Accepts Petraeus Recommendations On Troops In Iraq. CongressDaily, 4/10/2008, p12-12, 1p; (AN 31636677) http://lumen.cgsccarl.com/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=31636677&site=ehost-live

Petraeus Warns Against Taking Troops From Iraq Too Soon. By: Scully, Megan. CongressDaily, 4/8/2008, p3-3, 1p; (AN 31653811) http://lumen.cgsccarl.com/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=31653811&site=ehost-live

CARL Digital Library - Recent additions

2008-04-30T10:54:00.010-05:00

Browse these latest additions to the CARL Digital Library (added 10-29 Apr 2008)

CARL Brownbag session - Overdrive Audio Books

2008-04-30T06:28:00.004-05:00

The CARL is hosting a brownbag session in the Library Learning Center today from 1230 - 1330 on how to Connect, download and listen to Overdrive Audio Books.

Using your CARL library card you can now have access to over 700 downloadable digital audio books via the Kansas State Library's Overdrive website. We've added available titles to our online catalog so you can discover these great titles while searching our resources as well.

You can get a quick sense of what's available to you by selecting the link below and browsing thru the titles.

Overdrive audio titles

Overdrive Audio Books Start Guide

Latest counterinsurgency articles

2008-04-29T04:26:00.002-05:00

2 new articles found for: (counterinsurgency or assymetric warfare or insurgenc*)

Koran, Kalashnikov, and Laptop: The Neo-Taliban Insurgency in Afghanistan Lester W Grau. The Journal of Military History. Lexington: Apr 2008. Vol. 72, Iss. 2; p. 630 (1 page)

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US Special Forces and Counterinsurgency in Vietnam: Military Innovation and Institutional Failure, 1961-1963 Joseph R Fischer. The Journal of Military History. Lexington: Apr 2008. Vol. 72, Iss. 2; p. 620 (3 pages)

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Notable - Peace Time: Cease-Fire Agreements and the Durability of Peace

2008-04-28T06:20:00.002-05:00

Peace Time: Cease-Fire Agreements and the Durability of Peace From the book jacket: "Why do cease-fire agreements sometimes last for years while others flounder barely long enough to be announced? How to maintain peace in the aftermath of war is arguably one of the most important questions of the post--Cold War era. And yet it is one of the least explored issues in the study of war and peace. Here, Page Fortna offers the first comprehensive analysis of why cease-fires between states succeed or fail. She develops cooperation theory to argue that mechanisms within these agreements can help maintain peace by altering the incentives for war and peace, reducing uncertainty, and helping to prevent or manage accidents that could lead to war. To test this theory, the book first explores factors, such as decisive victory and prior history of conflict, that affect the baseline prospects for peace. It then considers whether stronger cease-fires are likely to be implemented in the hardest or the easiest cases. Next, through both quantitative and qualitative testing of the effects of cease-fire agreements, firm evidence emerges that agreements do matter. Durable peace is harder to achieve after some wars than others, but when most difficult, states usually invest more in peace building. These efforts work. Strong agreements markedly lessen the risk of further war. Mechanisms such as demilitarized zones, dispute resolution commissions, peacekeeping, and external guarantees can help maintain peace between even the deadliest of foes." Related podcast - author presentation University-Channel Podcast