9/11 and the Lessons of Small Wars – An SWJ Editor’s Perspective

Abstract On the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Small Wars Journal Editor-at-Large David Maxwell reflects on the warning signs, missed connections, and enduring lessons of 9/11 from the perspective of an American Special Forces officer serving in Asia at the time. Linking Operation Bojinka, al-Qaeda’s networks in Southeast Asia, and the later development of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines, Maxwell … Read more The post 9/11 and the Lessons of Small Wars – An SWJ Editor’s Pers

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