Weapon of Choice
Operational Lessons from Post-9/11 Campaigns, Special Operations, and Coalition WarfareBy United States Department of Defense, Combat Studies Institute
Length17h 47m
About this audiobook
Weapon of Choice assembles military-historical and operational perspectives on the uses, limits, and consequences of armed force. Framed by the Combat Studies Institute's commitment to professional military education, the volume moves across analytical registers: campaign assessment, tactical observation, institutional reflection, and the study of decision-making under combat conditions. Its varied materials illuminate how weapons are never merely technical instruments, but elements within doctrine, training, intelligence, command, and the human realities of war. Particularly compelling are its engagements with the relationship between military adaptation and operational necessity. Produced under the auspices of the United States Department of Defense and the Combat Studies Institute, the collection draws upon the research culture of the U.S. Army's historical and doctrinal community. These institutional voices situate military experience within broader traditions of lessons learned, battlefield innovation, and critical professional reflection. Rather than offering a single, simplified account of force, the volume brings official research and operational inquiry into conversation, revealing the cultural, organizational, and historical conditions that shape military choice. Weapon of Choice will reward students of military history, practitioners of strategy, and readers interested in the intellectual foundations of contemporary warfare. Its single-volume breadth offers a valuable opportunity to compare perspectives, assess competing emphases, and consider how technological, tactical, and ethical questions intersect. The collection's educational value lies in the dialogue it creates between historical evidence and professional judgment.
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GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length17 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 14, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Conflict with ISIS (Annotated)
2Weapon of Choice
3Acknowledgments
4Introduction
5Chapter 1: Prelude to Terror
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6“Subdue Without Fighting”: JPOTF, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
7Developing the SOF Campaign at SOCCENT, Tampa, Florida
8Top Draft Choices: 10th SFG, Fort Carson, CO, and 7th SFG, Fort Bragg, NC
95th SFG = CJSOTF-North, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
10Standing Up JSOTFs in Tampa and Fort Campbell
11Committed to Middle East Exercises
123rd SFG Prepares for the Horn of Africa at Fort Bragg
13Thinking Ahead: Senior Liaison Officers for Resistance Leaders
14Civil Affairs to Islamabad, Pakistan
15Of Vital Importance: PSYOP
16Site Coordination With the Uzbeks at Karshi Kanabad
17Uncorking the Bottled Airlift
18All Credit Cards Accepted at K2 Gas Station
19Air Campaign and CSAR Go Hand in Hand
20Making Camp Freedom a Fully Operational Base: K2, Uzbekistan
21Northern Air Campaign CSAR = MH-47Es
22Building Camp Freedom at Double Time
23The Universal Morale Booster at K2—Hot Food
24Special Forces: CSAR Personnel Recovery and UW Preparation
25Real Estate and Security at K2
26Task Force Dagger = JSOTF-North at K2
27Hot-Wiring the “Snake”: Rearranging JSOTF-North Communications
28Building the JOC Inside the “Snake”: TF Dagger’s JOC
29Staff “Battle Captain”: The Combat Operations “Pulse Monitor”
30Different Intelligence Concerns for Air Planners
31JSOTF-North Growing Pains at K2
32We Don’t Fail
33DAPs Set the Stage for UW in Afghanistan
34Jumping Into the Dark: Seizing Rhino, 19 October 2001
35Tactical PSYOP for Rhino
36Showing American Power
37“Look, We Have to Get the Special Forces Teams Into Afghanistan!”
38On Horseback With Dostum
39ODA 595 Begins Bombing Taliban Defenses
40Aerial Resupply From the Receiver
41Aerial Resupply by SOCEUR
42A “Bump” and Missiles in the Abyss
43500 Afghans Can Die, But Not One American Can Be Injured
44AAA = A Bad Night in the Hindu Kush
45Getting a Handle on the Air Threat
46Fostering Faith and Providing Solace
47AAA Payback Time
48Bastogne in Afghanistan
49“Little Birds” of Prey
50High Desert Rat Patrol
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