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The Perfect Soldier: Special Operations, Commandos, and the Future of Us Warfare by James F. Dunnigan

Dirty Little Secrets

Jim Dunnigan's Dirty Little Secrets is a collection of facts, anecdotes, descriptions and revelations about current military affairs. Each item is less than a thousand words. Designed for easy reading and high information density. A mosaic of insights and revelations about military affairs. Some unbelieveable items that, are, unfortunately, true.

The Costs of the War on Terror 2/21/2005	The Logistical Lessons of the War in Iraq 7/13/2004	A Bunch of Reasons Why Iraq Is Not Like Vietnam 7/13/2004
The Military Morale Myth 7/13/2004	The Mullah's Mafia 7/13/2004	Iraq CSI 7/13/2004
Why the Iraqi Army Cannot Be Recalled 7/13/2004	Playing Chess in the Dark With Task Force 121 7/13/2004	Battling Babble 7/13/2004
The Truth About Transformation 7/13/2004	Where Have All The Wargames Gone? 7/13/2004	Congress Plays with the Troops 7/13/2004
Suicide Aircraft for Sale or Rent 7/13/2004	How the War on Terror Brought Peace to the World 7/13/2004	Lessons Identified Versus Lessons Learned 7/13/2004
How NOT to Build an Aircraft Carrier 7/13/2004	The Impossible Dream in Iraq 7/13/2004	Retort Pouches and Combat Superiority 7/13/2004
Replacing Troops With Civilians 7/13/2004	American Ground Tactics in Iraq 7/13/2004	Lions Led by Donkeys in the Special Forces 7/13/2004
Killer RPG Tactics for the Beginner 7/13/2004	OSS Returns from the Dead 7/13/2004	The Purple Headquarters Eater 7/13/2004
Little Guys Go It Alone 7/13/2004	Turning Saddam's Thugs Into Victims 7/13/2004	The Army of Not Enough 7/13/2004
Two New Rifles for US Troops 7/13/2004	Lost In Liberia 7/13/2004	Money Talks, GIs Walk 7/13/2004
Can Iraq be Saved from the Iraqis? 7/13/2004	Strykers in the Sand Box 7/13/2004	Terrorist Missiles Versus Airliners 7/13/2004
The Great Blackout of 2003 and the Situation in Korea 7/13/2004	Fax Machine Firepower 7/13/2004	The Coming Peacekeeping Disaster in Iraq 7/13/2004
What Really Happened When Al Qaeda Attacked 7/13/2004	Destroyers as Big as Battleships 7/13/2004	Do Media Victories Mean Anything? 7/13/2004
A New Kind of War 7/13/2004	Charlie Company 7/13/2004	Jessica Lynch and Dirty Rifles 7/13/2004
Tanks Are More Expensive To Operate Than F-16s 7/13/2004	The 2002 Mobilization Madness 7/13/2004	Defending the White House from Suicide Cessnas 7/13/2004
US Army Shake Up 7/13/2004	Can't Get Enough Special Forces 7/13/2004	British Commandos Demand Reform 7/13/2004
Translator Troubles 7/13/2004	Feminization Can Kill in Combat 7/13/2004	Chest Candy Gone Mad 7/13/2004
The Mythical Revolution in Military Affairs 7/13/2004	The Civil War in Iraq 7/13/2004	Al Qaeda Makes Terrorism Backfire 7/13/2004
Wargames for the Rest of the Troops 7/13/2004	Building An Arab Army That Can Kick Ass 7/13/2004	The Gangs of Iraq 7/13/2004
Pakistani Islamic Radicals Don't Want to Win 7/13/2004	Blame the Victim If He Fights Back 7/13/2004	The Cash Kingdom 7/13/2004
PsyWar Versus Shock and Awe 7/13/2004	Is JDAM Smart Enough for Street Fighting? 7/13/2004	Saving Commandos For The Final Act 7/13/2004
Top Ten Myths About the War in Iraq 7/13/2004	Saddam Succeeds with the Secret of Stalingrad 7/13/2004	What Saddam Learned from Serbia, Stalin and the SS 7/13/2004
Saddam's Plan For Victory 7/13/2004	Why do the Arabs hate the West? 7/13/2004	The Coming Iraqi Civil War 7/13/2004
SARS, the Internet and Humiliated Communists 7/13/2004	Urban Warfare Made Easier 7/13/2004	The Battle For Baghdad Sputters to an End 7/13/2004
Who Is Left to Fight? 7/13/2004	Saddam and the Merchants of Death 7/13/2004	Professionals versus Amateurs 7/13/2004
Why American Infantry Casualties Were so Low 7/13/2004	The Gangs of Iraq 7/13/2004	RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenades) Rules 7/13/2004
Syria's Tenuous Terror Connection 7/13/2004	Donald Rumsfeld's Dilemma 7/13/2004	An AK for Every Market 7/13/2004
The Unknown Soldier Skills That Saved Lives in Iraq 7/13/2004	The Instant Agent Network in Iraq 7/13/2004	Fairytales Versus Reality in the Arab Media 7/13/2004
Iraq Air Defense Activity 7/13/2004	Al Qaeda Destroys Itself 7/13/2004	The Air Campaign in Iraq 7/13/2004
The Curse of Technology and American Artillery 7/13/2004	Al Qaeda is Not Well 7/13/2004	With Turks as Friends, Who Needs Enemies? 7/13/2004
Winning The Peace in Iraq 7/13/2004	Saddam as Master Media Manipulator 7/13/2004	Tropical Vikings 7/13/2004
Super SCUDs in North Korea 7/13/2004	Saddam's Information Weapons 7/13/2004	Iraq: "An Offer You Can't Refuse" 7/13/2004
Military Transformation With Wargames 7/13/2004	Iraqi Strategy 7/13/2004	Force Protection Follies 7/13/2004
Why The Space Shuttle is Too Expensive to Run, But Too Useful to Lose 7/13/2004	Perfected Technology 7/13/2004	Simultaneous Strategic Bombing Strike 7/13/2004
Worst Things That Can Happen If Iraq is Invaded 7/13/2004	How to Invade Iraq Like a Mongol 7/13/2004	Keeping Saddam Up and the Shias Down 7/13/2004
What If the Troops Have Wait All Summer In The Desert 7/13/2004	Peace Breaks Out in 2002 7/13/2004	Catching Saddam: Email from a Participant 12/19/2003
Wargames for the Troops 12/8/2003	What the Geneva Protocols Really Say 11/29/2003	A Total Eclipse of the Sun 11/26/2003
How the EuroMedia Get it Wrong 11/5/2003	Vodka Kalashnikov 10/28/2003	Cyclones, Firebolt and the Persian Gulf Pirates 10/28/2003
Unclassified After Action Report From Iraq 9/12/2003	Serbian Gunrunners in Africa 7/30/2003	Royal Security and the War on Terror 6/26/2003
Making News by Ignoring History 5/1/2003	Wargaming Modern "Friction" 4/8/2003	European Resistance to the Return of the Carolingian Empire 3/19/2003
General Zinni's Advice on Governing Iraq 2/28/2003	What If Iraq is Left Alone? � Would It Lead To A More Peaceful World? 2/17/2003	Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys 2/14/2003
Worst Implications If Iraq is Invaded 2/10/2003