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    Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics in the Russian-Chechen War 1994–2009
    Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics in the Russian-Chechen War 1994–2009
    Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics in the Russian-Chechen War 1994–2009
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    Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics in the Russian-Chechen War 1994–2009

    By Dodge Billingsley and Lester Grau

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    Stories of combat from a man who embedded with Chechen guerrilla forces: “His insights . . . are second to none.” —Thomas de Waal, author of Black Garden

    Books on guerrilla war are seldom written from the tactical perspective, and even less seldom from the guerrilla’s perspective. Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics in the Russian-Chechen Wars 1994-2009 is an exception. These are the stories of low-level guerrilla combat as told by the survivors. They cover fighting from the cities of Grozny and Argun to the villages of Bamut and Serzhen-yurt, and finally the hills, river valleys, and mountains that make up so much of Chechnya.

    The author embedded with Chechen guerrilla forces and knows the conflict, country, and culture. Yet, as a Western outsider, he is able to maintain perspective and objectivity. He traveled extensively to interview Chechen former combatants now displaced, some in hiding or on the run from Russian retribution and justice. Crisp narration, organization by type of combat, accurate color maps, and insightful analysis and commentary help to convey the complexity of “simple guerrilla tactics” and the demands on individual perseverance and endurance that guerrilla warfare exacts.

    The book is organized into vignettes that provide insight on the nature of both Chechen and Russian tactics utilized during the two wars. They show the chronic problem of guerrilla logistics, the necessity of digging in fighting positions, the value of the correct use of terrain and the price paid in individual discipline and unit cohesion when guerrillas are not bound by a military code and law. Guerrilla warfare is probably as old as man, but has been overshadowed by maneuver war by modern armies and recent developments in the technology of war. As Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines, and Chechnya demonstrate, guerrilla war is not only still viable, but increasingly common. Fangs of the Lone Wolf provides a unique insight into what is becoming modern and future war.

    Includes maps and photographs
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateOct 19, 2013
    ISBN9781911096764
    Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics in the Russian-Chechen War 1994–2009

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      This is the book I've been looking for. I've read simular books on the Chechen wars but they've either been from the Russian perspective or only covered the conflict in passing. This book covers the exact tactics adapted by the Chechen fighters during two brutal wars. There is no political aspect here. It simply deals with how they fought. Small unit tactics, ambushes, sniper work; it's all here. The addition of well thought out maps helps give each battle extra detail. A must for anyone interested in modern military tactics.

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