Reading list/links for CMSF.

[flamingknives]

Try this:

http://www.train.army.mil/

Click on "Reimer Digital Library"

Select the button next to "Official Departmental Publications"

Pick and choose from the links.

[grunt_GI]

I found this on the Combat Studies Institute website

http://usacac.army.mil/CAC/csi/

It is a series of AAR from Iraq and Afghanistan

http://usacac.army.mil/CAC/csi/CSI-CaseStudiesVolume%20I.pdf

[bartleby]

I found a couple books that look interesting and potentially useful and was wondering if anybody has heard of them.

From Transformation to Combat: The First Stryker Brigade at War

The Stryker Brigade Combat Team: Rethinking Strategic Responsiveness and Assessing Deployment Options

Network Centric Operations Case Study: The Stryker Brigade Combat Team

Cheers

[Chelco]

Hi,

Ambush Alley: The Most Extraordinary Battle of the Iraq War (Paperback)

by Tim Pritchard (Author)

Describes engagements right at the level and size we will see in CMSF.

[stoat]

Originally posted by Chelco:

Hi,

Ambush Alley: The Most Extraordinary Battle of the Iraq War (Paperback)

by Tim Pritchard (Author)

Describes engagements right at the level and size we will see in CMSF.

It's about Marines.

[Chelco]

So?

Regulars vs mixed forces, urban terrain, company sized engaments ...

[ July 23, 2007, 05:42 AM: Message edited by: Chelco ]

[Chelco]

Originally posted by bartleby:

Network Centric Operations Case Study: The Stryker Brigade Combat Team

[/QB]

Hi bartleby,

I have read that one from cover to cover and I can assure it will bore you to death.

[MikoyanPT]

Originally posted by stoat:

</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Chelco:

Hi,

Ambush Alley: The Most Extraordinary Battle of the Iraq War (Paperback)

by Tim Pritchard (Author)

Describes engagements right at the level and size we will see in CMSF.

It's about Marines. </font>

[bartleby]

Originally posted by Chelco:

Hi bartleby,

I have read that one from cover to cover and I can assure it will bore you to death.

[Bunyip]

Originally posted by Xipe66:

I found these interesting and informative.

They were also helpful in better understanding how to take advantage of syrian strengths and exploit US weaknesses when fiddling around in the scenario editor.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-06/chap3.htm#3-1

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-06-11/toc.htm

- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-06-11/ch4.htm#sec6

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/90-10/toc.htm

[Xipe66]

^^^ Ooops, didn't se you posted that. Just found this thread. ^^^

All those helped me alot.

[ July 31, 2007, 01:12 PM: Message edited by: Xipe66 ]

[Yskonyn]

*bump* to vote for sticky

[Chelco]

*Yet another bump and vote for sticky*

And then I want to add:

"House to House" by SSG David Bellavia with John

Bruning

Modern urban warfare during the battle of Fallujah from the point of view of a Silver Star awarded squad leader . The firefights are narrated in engrossing detail and complemented with the author's intimate thoughts about fear, sense of duty and leadership. The brutality of urban warfare is exposed without compromise and the book provides an unsurpassed grunt's view on how tactical warfare is waged in cities. "House to House" transpires the real life tactical schemes of infantry units engaged in urban combat and I'm sure the CM fan reader will be making mental maps in his head to follow up the action. Last but not least, overcoming the enemy is just one of the challenges the men under SSG Bellavia's command face: prevailing over traffic jams, communication mishaps, a bog of household cables right in the middle of a kill zone, or a Bradley's main gun smashed and lost against an electric pole are just a few examples.

An excellent companion book for CMSF and surely will be a great inspiration source for future scenarios.

[Chelco]

Here is the link to book's website:

"House to House" Book Website

[bartleby]

Originally posted by Chelco:

</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by bartleby:

Network Centric Operations Case Study: The Stryker Brigade Combat Team

Hi bartleby,

I have read that one from cover to cover and I can assure it will bore you to death. [/QB]</font>

[Ricochet67]

Thanks for the reading suggestions. I've picked up a few of these books and am enjoying them. House to House sounds like required reading.

[GonzoAttacker]

off topic a little??? Anbody catch Anvil of God on CNN tonight? :cool:

[Melnibone]

Sniper One: The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege

From the Back Cover

'Contact front! Contact front!' Immediately we were down on our

knees and aggressively returning fire. Then we slipped away into pairs.

While one bloke got up and sprinted 10 feet back up the alleyway, the other

emptied all the rounds he could in the direction of the gunmen. Then the

pair swapped roles. Fire and Manouevre, fire and manouevre.

It was like the bank robbery scene in 'Heat'. It's amazing how well you

remember it all when you need to. But still the RPK poured lead at us. A

whole burst went straight between Smudge's legs as he was stopping to turn

and cover me.

'Average?!' I said as we looked at each other in amazement. Then we

carried on ...

About the Author

Sgt Dan Mills, MiD, was decorated for his command of an

eighteen-man sniper platoon during the siege of Al Amarah. During a long

army career he has served in Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland and the

Falkland Islands.

Highly recommend this one - great book.

[Apocalypse 31]

FM 3-21.94 SBCT Infantry Bn Recon Plt

This FM is 1 page. It reads:

"Just find the CAV Scouts"

[Bahger]

Can we get this thread stickied, please? It's great.

And who's the troll?

[cyborg]

Do any one know if Battlefront will come out with a strategy game for CMSF? If yes, then when?

[Hoakey]

CMSF and recommended reading books:

In 2005, I read a post by MadMatt and a few others that recommended some books on Desert Storm, IF, Shield, Afgan, Iraq and basically the big "sandbox."

I bought the following books at the forum's recommendation:

Storm on the horizon - david J. Morris

Certain Victory - Robert H. Scales, Jr.

Death Ground - Daniel P. Bolger

Heavy Metal - Jason Conroy

On Point - Gregory Fontenot

No true glory - Bing West

Ambush Alley - Tim Pritchard

We were one = Patrick K. O'Donnell

Presidential Command - Peter W. Rodman

The last Stand of Fax Company (not really the Middle East but Marines in combat)

The Failure Factory - Bill Gertz

Thunder Run - David Zucchino

Not a good day to dir - Sean Naylor

My War - Colby Buzzell

Basrah, Bagdad and beyond - Nicholas E. Reynolds

Afghan Guerrilla Warfare - Ali Ahmad Jalali and Lester W. Grau

The sling and the stone - Thomas X. Hammes

The march up - Bing west

I am running out of room in the house for my history books. I would like to offer them to a Battlefield and CM gamer first since you guys recommended them to me . Not sure if I am breaking some rules here but the first $50 plus shipping can have them. Please email me at shulland@gmail.com

Semper Fi,

Steve

[grunt_GI]

Here's a list of some the books I have in my library or MAC

All of the books listed at the Combat Studies Institute can be downloaded at

http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/CSI/

A really outstanding website

Cordesman, Anthony. Iraq and Asymmetric Warfare: The US vs. FRL/Islamist Duel. Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2003.

Cordesman, Anthony. The Iraq War: Strategy, Tactics, and Military Lessons. 2003. http://psi.praeger.com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/doc.aspx??x=x&d=%2fbooks%2fdps%2f2000a8d6%2f2000a8d6-p2000a8d69970001001.xml&original_url=doc.aspx%3fx%3dx%26d%3d%252fbooks%252fdps%252f2000a8d6%252f2000a8d6-p2000a8d69970001001.xml&ws=WS_PSI&as=doc.aspx&token=2B773A364110460C45216528B24FFA5B&count=.! (accessed Feb 2010).

Darack, Ed. Victory Point. New York, NY: Berkley Publishing Group, 2009.

DiMarco, LTCOL Louis. Traditions, Changes, and Challenges: Military Operations and the Middle Eastern City. Ft. Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2004.

Fontenot, Col Gregory, et. al. On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi

Freedom. Fort Leavonworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2004.

Gott, Kendall. Breaking the Mold: Tanks in the Cities. Ft. Leavenworth, KS: Combat

Studies Institute Press, 2006.

Hoffman, Jon, ed. Tip of the Spear: U.S. Army Small Unit Action in Iraq, 2004-2007.

Washington, DC: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 2009.

Jaffe, Greg. Almost a Lost Cause. October 4, 2009. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/03/AR2009100303048.html (accessed March 15, 2010).

Jones, Seth. Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation,

2008.

Lacey, Jim. Takedown: The 3rd Infantry Divisions's Twenty-one Day Assault on

Baghdad. Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2007.

Malkasian, Carter. "Counterinsurgency in Iraq: May 2003-January 2007." In

Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare, by Daniel Marston, 241-259. New York, NY:

Osprey Publishing, 2008.

Mansoor, Peter. Baghdad at Sunrise. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008.

Matthews, Matt. Operation AL FAJR: A Study in Army and Marine Corps Joint Operations. Ft. Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2006.

Naylor, Sean. Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda. New

York, NY: Berkley Publishing Group, 2005.

O'Donnell, Patrick. We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines who took

Fallujah. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2006.

Press, Daryl. "Urban Warfare: Options, Problems, and the Future." MIT Security Studies

Program. January 1999. http://web.mit.edu/ssp/Publications/confseries/urbanwarfare/urbanwarfare.html (accessed April 27, 2009).

Reynolds, Col Nicholas. Basrah, Baghdad and Beyond. Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval

Institute Press, 2004.

Ricks, Thomas. Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq. New York, NY: Penguin Press, 2006.

—. The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq 2006-2008. New York, NY: Penguin Press, 2009.

Robertson, William G, ed. In Contact! Case Studies from the Long War. Ft. Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2006.

Tunnell, LTC Harry. Red Devils: Tactical Perspectives from Iraq. Ft. Leavenworth, KS:Combat Studies Institute Press, 2006.

West, Bing & Smith, MAJGEN Ray. The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the 1st

Marine Division. New York, NY: Bantam Publishing, 2003.

West, Bing. No True Glory. New York, NY: Bantam Books, 2005.

Wright, Dr. Donald, and Col. Timothy Reese. On Point II: Transition to a New

Campaign May 2003-January 2005. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute

Press, 2008.

Wright, Donald. "A Different Kind of War." The New York Times. Jan 2010. http://documents.nytimes.com/a-different-kind-of-war#p=1 (accessed Mar 2010).

Zucchino, David. Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad. New York,

NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2004.

[Blackcat]

Hoakey,

I have sent you an email. I am very interested in taking those books off your hands.

[Blackcat]

I am not sure if anyone has mentioned this book, it is the story of the 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment's tour in Afghanistan in 2007 and is a superb description combat there as well as the British Army at ground level. It made me laugh in places, brought a tear to the eye in others and showed me that squaddies haven't changed not only since my day but also since Rifleman Harris shouldered his flintlock through the Peninsula.

Attack State Red

Colonel Richard Kemp & Chris Hughes

Published by Michale Joseph

ISBN: 978-0-718-15506-3

As a companion volume I would also recommend:

Apache Dawn

Damien Lewis

Published by Sphere

ISBN: 978-0-751-54191-5

This book is set in the same time as Attack State Red and contains descriptions of some of the same actions. It is interesting to compare the views of the ground troops with the chopper pilots of the same events.