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Something for the aspiring 18F/18Z/18A/180A to ponder.
Richard's $.02 :munchin
Military intelligence: a list of essential readings
Tom Ricks, Foreign Policy, 31 Jul 2009
A young acquaintance of mine due to report to the Army's military intelligence school later this year asked for some reading recommendations to prepare for the classes. Having no idea, I asked some knowledgeable friends. Here are their picks:
Army Reserve Maj. Kyle Teamey, a counterinsurgency expert:
If this is a brand new lieutenant with no previous service experience, he/she should focus first on learning the basics of soldiering, tactics, and leadership .... [and] start with the same books a young infantry or armor officer might read:
The Defense of Duffer's Drift, Swinton (and the various knock-offs)
Once an Eagle, Myrer
The Bear Went Over the Mountain and/or The Other Side of the Mountain, Grau and Jalali
Infantry Attacks, Rommel
Retired Army Col. John Collins, who enlisted as a private in 1942, served in three wars, and also is author of Military Geography and Military Strategy :
My top candidate is Sherman Kent's classic, a golden oldie titled Strategic Intelligence for American World Policy."
Carson Morris, a career intelligence officer:
Kent's is very good; hence naming the school after him. I would add:
Roger George & Jim Bruce's Analyzing Intelligence: Origins, Obstacles, and Innovations
Col. John Hughes-Wilson's MI Blunders and Cover-ups
The Army's Recce and Surveillance Handbook
Abe Shulsky & Gary Schmitt's Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence, latest (think is 3rd) edition
Allen Dulles' The Craft of Intelligence
John Keegan's Intelligence in War
Steve O'Hern's Intelligence Wars: Lessons from Baghdad
Retired Marine Col. T.X. Hammes, author of The Sling and the Stone:
Stuart Herrington's Silence Was a Weapon. Amazon has it used for under $10. Obviously good for COIN. For conventional tactical, the Marine Corps republished a small manual called ‘Intelligence for Frontline Units.' Not sure where he can get that one."
Lani Elliott, teaches at the National Defense Intelligence College:
Sandler, Todd, et. al., 'Terrorist Signalling and the Value of Intelligence' (British Journal of Political Science, October 2007), Brian Dunmire's recent article from Military Intelligence, ‘Army Strategic Intelligence,' and Don Hanle's Terrorism: The Newest Face of War, would be my recommendations. The Dunmire article is very helpful on the career field itself and some key issues strategic intelligence faces, especially in the Army. Insightful and informed. Hanle's book provides the most immediately applicable and functional method of analyzing terrorism that I know about. The book is especially valuable when read with T.X. Hammes' The Sling and The Stone."
James Hailer, founder, Hailer Publishing, a specialty house for military classics:
Compton McKenzies' Water on the Brain. a comedy/satire written about rivalry between competing intelligence agencies in England in 1933. It was based on MacKenzies' experience as a MI6 agent during WWI and was his revenge for being prosecuted under the official secrets act for trying to publish his memoir of the war in 1932. He nails the war between bureaucracies better than anyone I have read, and it is one of the few books that I have consistently laughed out loud as I read it. Frankly it should be required reading for any person in a large organization."
Lin Todd, a specialist in counterterrorism in the Middle East:
Richards Heuer's ‘Psychology of Intelligence Analysis' is a classic primer on analysis of intel of all sorts. In addition, Front Line Intelligence by COL Robert Robb and LTC Stedman Chandler, which is an S2 AAR of intelligence from WWII, might be useful."
Shawn Brimley, one of the brains behind the QDR:
Three additional books that have influenced my thinking on this issue are:
Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy -- by Mark Lowenthal
Anticipating Surprise: Analysis for Strategic Warning - by Cynthia Grabo
Surprise Attack: Lessons for Defense Planning -- by Richard Betts."
What would you suggest adding to this list?
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/07/31/military_intelligence_a_list_of_essential_readings
These are not good "how to" texts if you are looking for the basics of intelligence cycle, analytical thought, etc. They are more niche books, but I found them to be quite educational. Funding Evil, How Terrorism is Financed... & Evil Money, Encounters Along... by Rachel Ehrenfeld because everything requires financing. I also like Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to al-Qaeda by Robert Wallace, H. Keith Melton, and Henry R. Schlesinger for a historical view of technology.
x/S
Warrior-Mentor
08-27-2009, 02:10
The Al Qaeda Reader. MUST READ. If nothing else, read the forward and the introduction. The analysis by Raymond Ibraham and Victor Davis Hansen is a crash course in Islamic Law, the foundation of the war of ideas in which we find ourselves. What you'll find are the words of Bin Laden and Zawahiri - what they say to US and what they say to Muslims - which is different - and why. I was afraid it would be wasting my time reading pages of "Why I hate America" screedo by bin laden. Instead, it ultimately provides a much better understanding of the threat we face.
If al qaeda were crushed tomorrow, it would still provide a road map to understanding the islamic militant threat.
READ THIS BOOK and KNOW YOUR ENEMY.
http://www.amazon.com/Al-Qaeda-Reader-Raymond-Ibrahim/dp/038551655X
Counter Insurgency: Theory and Practice by David Galula. IT's THE BOOK that GEN(RET) Keane told Rumsfeld to read when he explained the concept of the surge in Iraq to the SECDEF. A quick read, it takes complicated counter-insurgency concepts and makes them easy to understand.
Make sure you read LTC(RET) John Nagl's introduction as well. ;)
http://www.amazon.com/Counterinsurgency-Warfare-Theory-Practice-Classics/dp/0275993035/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251360262&sr=1-2
Defeating Jihad by Serge Trifkovic. The title says it all.
http://www.amazon.com/Defeating-Jihad-terror-spite-ourselves/dp/192865326X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251360439&sr=1-1
They Must Be Stopped: Why We Must Defeat Radical Islam and How We Can Do It by Brigitte Gabriel
http://www.amazon.com/They-Must-Be-Stopped-Radical/dp/0312383630/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251360509&sr=1-2
Stealth Jihad by Robert Spencer.
http://www.amazon.com/Stealth-Jihad-Radical-Subverting-America/dp/1596985569/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251360509&sr=1-1
This is a good start...will add more later...
Stuart Herrington's books are good for COIN and Counterintelligence tips. He's been in the business a while, though these days I believe he is thwarting corporate enemies. For CI types I recommend Stu's book "Traitors Among Us", David Wise's book, "Cassidy's Run" and Orrin Defforest's "Slow Burn".
Handy website: http://cicentre.com/
Terror In The Name Of God.
Jessica Stern.
Foriegn Affairs Magazine.
Inside Sudan: Political Islam, Conflict and Catastrophe.
Donald Petterson.
The Looming Tower.
Lawrence Wright.
Milestones.
Sayyid Qutb
Have any of you read the book "See no Evil" by Robert Baer? Its written by an apparently disaffected DO officer who started working for the CIA in the the mid 70's. It's not a book on MI, but besides "The Killer elite" I haven't been able to find anything specifically on MI in the local bookstore. I'll be getting some of the books recommended here though. Anyway, I was wondering if any of you gentlemen have read "See no Evil" and if you have, what do you think of it? Some of what the author writes is tainted with his own beef against the CIA which gets a little annoying, he's more than entitled to his own opinion (just so long as it doesn't violate OPSEC) but I'm not interested in that, I'm interested in the techniques he says he used throughout his service ( targeting/handling agents, surveillance/countersurveillance, etc.). My question for you gentlemen is are the way things are done in the MI community the same way things are done in the CIA community (If you can't answer due to OPSEC I understand)?
Warrior-Mentor: Great book by the way! "Get Selected" was a great read, and a great motivational piece. I've been following your advice and I just got some ripple-sole jungle boots, saddle soaped them, and mink oiled them. I'm slowly breaking them in and when I get over this flu I'll be doing my first ruck in them. Thank you Sir!
Just finished reading it. Thought it was a great book with many lessons throughout it, but it left me with the question of how to plan and prepare for every possible contingency. Even more; is it even possible to do so? In the book the officer had the luxury of trial and error, luckily he was only dreaming and was able to modify his plans to avoid in his next confrontation the errors of the previous. In reality from the viewpoint of somebody who doesn't yet have any formal officership experience or education (I'm starting ROTC in the fall) this is an unacceptably costly way to go about planning a mission. I'm glad I have this book and I'm gonna keep these questions in mind throughout my time in the ROTC.
The Trainer
05-26-2010, 09:51
Those are some great suggestions and must reads for anyone gathering intel on the ground. I never had a chance to go to any advance schools for intel while I was in but what helped me in my gathering experience is knowing the personality of a person. Most people love to talk and as I would listen I would identify that persons personality type and work within that to "collect" the information I needed. Resources that helped me identify this were;
Dr Robert Rohm - Positive Personality Profiles, http://www.personalityinsights.com/
Florence Littauer - Personality Plus
Dale Carnegie - How to Win Friends and Influence People
Gary Chapman - The Five Love Languages
Not only did I do a better job "collecting" information I had a better understanding of my personal relationships with family and friends.
my 0.002 cents! :D
Analyzing Intelligence: Origins, Obstacles, and Innovations
by Roger Z. George (Paperback) about $20.00
Written by a career analyst with CIA, DIA, DoD. Book touches on a critical topic in the field of intelligence analysis for national level options for 18Fs.
Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approach
by Robert M. Clark (Paperback) at least $45.00
BEST BOOK for any 18F!! If you new or old, buy this book. If your thinking of doing INTEL after your military career, buy this book. This book thorough explanation of the intelligence analyst and your job. Breaks down each discipline with each chapter.
alright4u
06-28-2010, 00:09
Know what an INSUM is. Learn how an S2 works on the staff. Learn the required reports plus Intel sources. Learn the Intel rating process and what is F6. Get the INTEL NCO's to teach you. Hell, that old triple 6 course was above any officer's course.
Dozer523
06-28-2010, 06:26
Just finished reading it. Thought it was a great book with many lessons throughout it, but it left me with the question of how to plan and prepare for every possible contingency. Even more; is it even possible to do so? In the book the officer had the luxury of trial and error, luckily he was only dreaming and was able to modify his plans to avoid in his next confrontation the errors of the previous. In reality from the viewpoint of somebody who doesn't yet have any formal officership experience or education (I'm starting ROTC in the fall) this is an unacceptably costly way to go about planning a mission. I'm glad I have this book and I'm gonna keep these questions in mind throughout my time in the ROTC. Read it again. (and again, and again, and again, and again) They were a series of dreams. Dreams are just unconscious unconstrained thinking. Dufffer's Drift is literary stealth. To understand it you have to really read it many times. I recommend every years before school starts, at Christmas break, and at the start of summer. 12 more reads between now and commissioning. (Think "wax on, wax off") Sort of why ROTC is four years long, sort of why MSIV roll their eyes at MSI, sort of why PSGs roll their eyes at 2LT. good luck.
Well sir, just finished my first semester of ROTC. I'm starting to see how things written in that book fit in with the subject of leadership. Now that it's Xmas break I'll give it another read. One thing worth noting is that having read "The Mission, the Men and Me" and "Once an Eagle" gave me some interesting viewpoints throughout the semester. As an ms1 I'm not yet in an official leadership roll, but I do try to positively influence those that are, and I can see how using the main character of "once an eagle", and the author of "the mission, the men and me" as rollmodels throughout my time in ROTC and possibly while working as an officer could benefit me and those I may influence. Im in a pretty unique situation in that I'm a paramedic with 5 years of field experience in a busy area playing the roll of the guy in charge at an emergency; directing my partner, a fire crew and cops when they feel up to it so sitting back and being micromanaged by 19 yearolds on an FTX took some getting used to but I do see the value in letting them experience what it's like to be responsible for a group. I think I'm droning on here but basically the books recommend here have helped me out so far and anyone reading this who's in a leadership position or anyone aspiring to be should add these books to their own training curriculum.
Mr Furious
12-13-2010, 01:36
A few lists. For intell I usually try to grab a few from the MI prof dev reading list that gets circulated. I really can't seem to find the time lately! ...one of these days.
https://www.cia.gov/library/intelligence-literature/index.html
http://www.stratcom.mil/reading_list/
There are many books, reports, papers and resources. No one book will help you with it all, and all of the books available won't help you at the point you most need it.
Commit time to stop by and learn the local intel guys and who they know. Engage in a dialogue of what you expect of them, and what they should expect of you. Division of labor counts in the current operational environments and realistic expectations are a must.
Learn capabilities, shortcomings and develop an understanding of each other and their disciplines before SHTF. Common language and skills will prevail. I use the same tools as the 18F, and the same methodology. They report from the bottom up, I refine from the top down.
Accept the fact that rank does not equate to experience or level of understanding for an AO. Case in point, I'm the senior in my Bn for intel. I look at Operational level and Strategic Intel and only dip into the tactical where it is needed and to provide guidance and mentorship. My guys are in the weeds and tied to their AOB and ODAs.
I can say that a few here that know me and my guys, will tell you, we will never turn you away, nor will we tell you no.
Lastly, punch those in the face that tell you no. Pat those on the back that say "I don't know, but I'll see what I can do". Trust but verify, and above all else, educate one another on what it is that "YOU" do and how to make it better.
My humble contribution. ;)
Masochist
12-13-2010, 12:44
Lastly, punch those in the face that tell you no. Pat those on the back that say "I don't know, but I'll see what I can do". Trust but verify, and above all else, educate one another on what it is that "YOU" do and how to make it better.
This should be in the Quote of the Day section. Very well said.
silentreader
01-05-2011, 23:52
The Marine Corps Director of Intelligence released a reading list for 2010, I'm just starting to dig into it but it seems like a thorough introduction to the field.
http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/DirInt/code_i_reading_list1.html
Cake_14N
04-15-2011, 13:27
Just my .02 cents, but I have to agree with jbour13. Go see your Intelligence shop and get to know then very well. We can and will share a ton of great information.
Does anyone have suggested reading for South/Central America?
Does anyone have suggested reading for South/Central America?
ISBN: 0007241712 / ISBN-13: 9780007241712
Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey, by E Guevara
ISBN: 1920888284 / ISBN-13: 9781920888282
Guerrilla Warfare: by E Guevara
Don't laugh, each has merit... :munchin
Thanks, everything helps.
Here are two good books on smuggling.
Arms Trafficking and Colombia by R. Kim Cragin
This book is produced by RAND Corp. Covering smuggling in Colombia and how the political instability and violence inpacts the drug trade, insurgent conflicts, Political corruption, and small-arms snuggling to support the drugs.
************************************************** ***********
Transnational Threats: Smuggling and Trafficking in Arms, Drugs, and Human Life By Kimberely L. Thachuk.
This book covers overall smuggling. I looked at the information provided as a tool. A Discipline that you can improve your analysis, transform intelligence analysis into a full-fledged discipline to routine methods to arrange according to your given AOR and plan or system.
Masochist
03-27-2012, 07:34
ISBN: 0007241712 / ISBN-13: 9780007241712
Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey, by E Guevara
ISBN: 1920888284 / ISBN-13: 9781920888282
Guerrilla Warfare: by E Guevara
Don't laugh, each has merit... :munchin
These were actually part of the syllabus in a Latin American class I took in college. It was a core course for a Latin American Studies minor the school was developing. One of the more interesting classes I took.
Peter Senge’s book (PDF), The Fifth Discipline, is based on fifteen years of experience in putting the book’s ideas into practice. As Senge puts out ways to look ways at learning organization. Many may get stuck in a rut as they try to implement what they learned in reading this PDF or the book. For me this helps fill in my lack of understanding with dozens of questions, examples and exercises. As an Intelligence analysts you have to pull from so many different disciplines. For me, reading what Senge's writes about how to take different organizations and use them effectively.
PDF download .. Enjoy - http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.audubon-area.org%2FNewFiles%2Fsengesum.pdf&ei=qJuET66ZEoWq8ATNhIzACA&usg=AFQjCNHWjk0QvYoKbKf5FQ0SFocKBt7MWQ
"Arms Trafficking and Colombia by R. Kim Cragin"
Arrived at the house yesterday. Thanks again.
Marauder06
04-13-2012, 07:50
In addition to the many good suggestions already made, I'd add "Fixing Intel."
http://www.cnas.org/files/documents/publications/AfghanIntel_Flynn_Jan2010_code507_voices.pdf
Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevent in Afghanistan is a great read. This is great not only for 18F's but TM SGTs and Cdrs. INTEL FUSION.
I think people call it or something??!?!!?? :P
Good discussion Thread link here: http://professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24527
CloseDanger
10-21-2012, 19:13
Tough field. SWJ gave a heads up just today. (http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/intel-cyclopedia-a-guide-to-sources-of-information-for-the-intelligence-community?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)
Anyone using Google Earth for work and don't really know how to use it well. Google for the handbook and intelink it too.
Here are some good reads.. Just google Jack Davis and "analytic tradecraft" you will many others
https://www.cia.gov/library/kent-center-occasional-papers/vol1no2.htm
https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/Tradecraft%20Primer-apr09.pdf
YouTube Vid... http://youtu.be/2ZB9nfeyiTE
A Tradecraft Primer: Structured Analytic Techniques for Improving Intelligence Analysis
Here is a good read over how Analysis work and anyone think or working in the Fox position should look over.
http://www.scip.org/files/Resources/Trade-Craft-Primer.pdf
Is there any open source info out there on the US approach and its strengths and weakness and possible different ways ie UK, Russian system that we could learn from?
You asking on how we differ in the way we do intelligence analysis to the Russians and the Brets?
frostfire
01-29-2014, 22:12
A Tradecraft Primer: Structured Analytic Techniques for Improving Intelligence Analysis
Here is a good read over how Analysis work and anyone think or working in the Fox position should look over.
http://www.scip.org/files/Resources/Trade-Craft-Primer.pdf
Gutes Lesen!
I also recommend Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approach 4th Ed by Robert M. Clark
It builds on the premise that the old intel cycle does not correspond well in today's requirement for quick turnaround and involvement of all parties. Also discussed in great detail: The framing effect and Bayes' Theorem.....usw
Gutes Lesen!
I also recommend Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approach 4th Ed by Robert M. Clark
It builds on the premise that the old intel cycle does not correspond well in today's requirement for quick turnaround and involvement of all parties. Also discussed in great detail: The framing effect and Bayes' Theorem.....usw
I think I reviewed this. It's good, but damn it is very dry reading. :D
I thought it was good and give a great baseline on how too. BUT it didn't provide good example of the how to parts. Good a Intell books I deploy with and reach for. One thing that is very good about Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approach is that it does reach down to the basics. I think the military should use this as a base for a INTEL PAM booklet for new 35F and such.
Basically how do we do business vs other countries and what are the strength and weakness of each. Open source material.
I'll have to think on this one. I'll be PMing you some questions over this.
frostfire
01-30-2014, 16:20
I think I reviewed this. It's good, but damn it is very dry reading. :D
I thought it was good and give a great baseline on how too. BUT it didn't provide good example of the how to parts. Good a Intell books I deploy with and reach for. One thing that is very good about Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approach is that it does reach down to the basics. I think the military should use this as a base for a INTEL PAM booklet for new 35F and such.
yep, it sure is :D. Was reading it during blood draw and man, it was a struggle. I thought at the end there was some practical how to/case study contrasting Iraq intel inaccuracy and that of Bosnia.
Well, here's an easy read and practical one....useful to train regular Joe's as well. The 35 series that I came across are quite good with "loose lips sink ships" adage, even one fresh out of AIT
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/counterintelligence/elicitation-techniques
Basically how do we do business vs other countries and what are the strength and weakness of each. Open source material.
The book US Intelligence Community 6th edition by Richelson goes over that a bit. Basically, unlike us with 17 IC members + their subsets, other countries has more limited, yet consolidated collecting agencies
I think frostfire hit it on the head. We have a military with how many different INTELs and how well do they work and work together? Israel is go goo because they are so small and everything is linked together. Well unlike our IC. SOF is special and other are normal and we each use different systems, platforms and programs.
We have to many chiefs that have no clue in the INTs, let along operational side of things. Then you have operations that don't look at the intel, dart board planning because they have their own agendas.
Like myself and Frostfire said, getting people reading and doing it over and over.
Look at it this way. If the military is using say ArcGIS, Google Earth or Palantir. Then why aren't units getting the paid NET teams, MTTs and foundry programs paid for to come and teach them? There are tons on paid for programs out there that units don't tap into. The reason isn't because they don't know. It is typically the soldiers don't want to sit in a classroom weeks before deploying. So you have All Source Analysis, Foxes, ETC that will be using say Palantir and Arcs daily or weekly yet never had formal training on the system they will not sit in a class. I told Foxes that didn't want to sit in a four day refresher class, so you much rather go home at 1 pm (1300) because of deploying. YES. Well would you stay or go to a flat range till four (1600)? YES. YOU GET what I'm driving at.
This is IMO some of the same stuff going on in the IC. Not in training but in the process.
yep, it sure is :D. Was reading it during blood draw and man, it was a struggle. I thought at the end there was some practical how to/case study contrasting Iraq intel inaccuracy and that of Bosnia.
Well, here's an easy read and practical one....useful to train regular Joe's as well. The 35 series that I came across are quite good with "loose lips sink ships" adage, even one fresh out of AIT
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/counterintelligence/elicitation-techniques
The book US Intelligence Community 6th edition by Richelson goes over that a bit. Basically, unlike us with 17 IC members + their subsets, other countries has more limited, yet consolidated collecting agencies
Frostfire.. I thought I posted this in the body language thread. This is really good and when I have a MIST or CAT ask how to doing certain things that involve a lot that this talks about I just online and print this out for them. I give this apart of my welcome to the ODA Package too.
Nice reading for many!!
I see everyone brought out the big books for all the esteemed writers from the intel community. But my brief slide through I didn't see anything on
FM 1-02 (ADRP 1-02) Even dust off the old FM 101-5-1
FM 100-2-1
Study some Critical thinking Techniques
You can even study The old FM 34-130.
And bullion logic
Some are old and outdated but you can still take away from it. build on doctrine and have a great foundation and them move on to those advanced books in the beginning of this tread.
Plus it will help that young LT reach out to the old and crusty CWOs.
just my .02
I see everyone brought out the big books for all the esteemed writers from the intel community. But my brief slide through I didn't see anything on
FM 1-02 (ADRP 1-02) Even dust off the old FM 101-5-1
FM 100-2-1
Study some Critical thinking Techniques
You can even study The old FM 34-130.
And boolean logic
Some are old and outdated but you can still take away from it. build on doctrine and have a great foundation and them move on to those advanced books in the beginning of this tread.
Plus it will help that young LT reach out to the old and crusty CWOs.
just my .02
Fixed that for you fella.
Fixed that for you fella.
Haha
Well from what I hearing, I guess we DO need to dust off the 100 and 101 series FMs. I guess irregular warfare is gone because some big Heads see conventional battles being the future.
Freaking really! !!
Great book on how to write for Intelligence audiences.
Communicating With Intelligence (http://www.amazon.com/Communicating-With-Intelligence-Communities-Professional/dp/0810861194): Writing and Briefing in the Intelligence and National Security Communities
This is a list and the first four books are great and a most for intelligence personal.
The series is called Security and Professional Intelligence Education Series (SPIES).
https://rowman.com/Action/SERIES/RL/SPIES
Decision Analysis for the Professional
Good read for Intel guys that have to write for developing decision related to risk analysis and answering "SO WHAT" on Intelligence.
frostfire
12-29-2014, 14:23
an oldie but a goodie: Structured Analytic Techniques for Intelligence Analysis.
Don't analyze harder....analyze smarter:p
I was thinking of putting this as a separate reading list because IMO this is a MUST READ for all 18F, 18Z, 18A and 180A on a ODA. This book gives you a great insight into the mind of Muslim people. A lot of the things Muslims do are based on their religion and briefs.
Inside Muslim Minds by Riaz Hassan (http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Muslim-Minds-Riaz-Hassan/dp/0522854818)
If you are taking an online College/ University course/classes, check to see if your university has this in their library.
mark46th
01-27-2015, 09:34
The best book I have read on understanding Middle East culture is "The Arabs" By Anthony Nutting.
Here is a useful link
OE WATCH
http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/OEWatch/Current/index.html
Here is a useful link
OE WATCH
http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/OEWatch/Current/index.html
Pretty good stuff.. Thanks