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Nicholas O. Melin


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The Challenge of Access: Using Road Construction as a Tool in Counterinsurgency 10 JUN 2011 222 pages
Authors:  Nicholas O. Melin; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
The full text of this report is available for sale.This thesis seeks to illustrate both the benefits and limitations associated with using road building in COIN campaigns in South Asia, as well as highlight factors that should be considered from planning through long-term use. When employed in a counterinsurgency, roads are tools for access and control. They are key terrain that facilitates the operations of the force that controls them. Roads are not, however, short-term tools. The process of ...


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