Table of contents : Cover Contents Acknowledgments Contributors Foreword Introduction PART I: Learning Lessons from History 1 Learning Lessons: The Value of a Contemporary Approach to History 2 Thoughts on Lessons Learned in the Past PART II: Iraq and Afghanistan 3 Lessons of the Iraq War 4 Operation Iraqi Freedom: Key Lessons from the British Experience 5 An Iraqi Military Perspective on the Invasion of 2003 6 Afghanistan and the Crisis of Counterinsurgency, 2001–2014 7 Britain’s War in Afghanistan, 2001–2014 8 Raising and Mentoring Security Forces in Afghanistan 9 The Accidental Counterinsurgents: U.S. Performance in Afghanistan PART III: Lessons of Other Wars 10 Lessons of Modern War: A Case Study of the Sri Lankan War 11 Operation Enduring Freedom—Philippines: Lessons Learned from a Special Warfare Approach to Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency 12 Lessons from the War in Georgia 13 Russian Military Doctrine and Exercises 14 Operation Cast Lead: “From Light Duty to Heavy Duty” 15 An Incomplete Success: Security Assistance in Colombia Conclusion Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O O Q R S T U V W Y Z