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THE CANADIAN ARMY JOURNAL CANADA'S PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL ON ARMY ISSUES The Canadian Army Journal, a refereed forum of ideas and issues, is the official quarterly publication of Land Force Command. This periodical is dedicated to the expression of mature professional thought on the art and science of land warfare, the dissemination and discussion of doctrinal and training concepts, as well as ideas, concepts, and opinions by all army personnel and those civilians with an interest in such matters. Articles on related subjects such as leadership, ethics, technology, and military history are also invited and presented. The Canadian Army Journal is central to the intellectual health of the Army and the production of valid future concepts, doctrine, and training policies. It serves as a vehicle for the continuing education and professional development of all ranks and personnel in the Army, as well as members from other environments, government agencies, and academia concerned with army, defence, and security affairs. Editorial Staff Editor-in-Chief-DGLCD, Colonel J.R.A, Tremblay, OMM, CD Senior Editor-DLCD, Colonel J.B. Simms, CD, MA Editor, Major Andrew B. Godefroy, CD, Ph.D. Assistant Editor, Mr. Robert Boyer, BSc, MA Editorial Board Director of Land Concepts and Doctrine Colonel J.B. Simms, CD, MA Director of Army Training, Colonel D.J. Milner, CD Director Land Synthetic Environments, Lieutenant-Colonel R.R. Bassarab, CD CFC Toronto, Dr. J.C. Stone, CD, PhD. RMC, Dr. M. Hennessy The Army Publishing Office Army Publisher, Major H.D. Grodzinski, CD, MA Army Publishing Office Coordinator, Sergeant Christina Tripp, CD, BA, BEd Linguistics Services Officer, Mrs. Francine Lefebvre, BA Graphic Designer, Mrs. Patricia Bridger Canadian Army Journal Website, LFDTS Webmaster Correspondence All correspondence, contributions, and submissions should sent to The Canadian Army Journal, c/o the Editor at Director General Land Capability Development, PO Box 17000 Station Forces, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 7B4. Telephone: 613.541.5010 ext. 8721, Fax: 613.540.8713, Email: Godefroy.AB@forces.gc.ca Distribution and Subscription The Canadian Army Journal (ISSN 1713-773X) is distributed throughout the Army and to select National Defence Headquarters, Maritime Command, Air Command, and Directorate of Information Systems Operations addresses. Copies are also provided to defence-related organizations, allied armies, and members of the public and academia. Inquiries regarding distribution, subscription, and change of address are to be made to the Assistant Editor, at Boyer.RL@forces.gc.ca. On the Internet, visit The Canadian Army Journal at http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/. Submission Guidelines Unsolicited article manuscripts, research notes, book reviews, and points of interest are welcome. Articles should be 5000-7000 words exclusive of endnotes, research notes 1500-2500 words exclusive of endnotes, book review essays and reviews 500-1000 words, and points of interest 1000 words or less. Articles may be submitted in either official language. Authors must include a brief biography. Authors must supply any supporting tables, charts, maps, and images, and these should not be embedded in the article text. Articles may be submitted via email or regular mail. All submissions are peer reviewed and the Editor will notify contributors on the status of their submission. Further details regarding author submission guidelines are available at http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/. Disclaimer Opinions expressed in the articles remain those of the author and do not represent departmental or Canadian Forces policy. The doctrine, training, and other updates do not represent authority for action on that particular topic. All published material remains the copyright of The Department of National Defence and may be used with written permission from the Editor. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of National Defence, 2008 The views and opinions expressed in the articles remain those of the author and do not represent departmental or Canadian Forces policy. The doctrine, training, and other updates do not represent authority for action on that particular topic. Any reproduction of the material in this publication is prohibited without the prior written consent of the Editor.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorial—Soldiers as Writers 3 Major Andrew B. Godefroy, CD, Ph.D. Army Update—The JADEX Papers 5 Ambushes, IEDs and COIN: The French Experience 7 Mr. Eric Ouellet, Ph.D. Manoeuvre Warfare Theory and Counter-insurgency Doctrine 25 Major Alex D. Haynes, CD The Future of Canadian Airborne Forces Part 1 35 Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew R. Jayne, CD The Taliban in Afghanistan 54 Major Tod Strickland, CD Tomorrow’s Firepower 65 Captain Ian A. McGregor The Armed Private Military Company and the Canadian Forces: The Next Step in Contractor Support? 78 Major Shane Gifford, CD With Blinders On: The Black Watch and the Battle for Spycker, September 12-14 1944 98 David R. O’Keefe “JADEX” 110 Major Andrew B. Godefroy, CD Ph.D. Note to File—Reaching into the Oracle: Reflections of a Cold Warrior on the Issues and Challenges in Defence 113 Shaye K. Friesen Book Reviews 120 Terrible Victory: First Canadian Army and The Scheldt Estuary: September 13, November 6, 1944 120 Reviewed by 2Lt Thomas Fitzgerald Calepin D’Espoir 123 Reviewed by Lieutenant-Colonel R.S. Williams, MSM, CD The Canadian Battlefields in Italy: Ortona & the Liri Valley 124 Reviewed by Major John R. Grodzinski, CD Three Empires on the Nile: The Victorian Jihad, 1869-1899 126 Reviewed by Major Andrew B. Godefroy, CD, Ph.D. Spare Parts: A Marine Reservist’s Journey From Campus to Combat in 38 Days 127 Reviewed by Warrant Officer David Turnbull Civil-Military Relations in Today’s China: Swimming in a New Sea 129 Reviewed by Mr. Richard Desjardins A History of the French War—Ending in the Conquest of Canada 133 Reviewed by Lt Col K W Kiddie, MA (CANTAB) The Unexpected War: Canada in Kandahar 135 Reviewed by Captain Jonathan Hubble The Mess They Made: The Middle East After Iraq 137 Reviewed by Mr. Gregory Liedtke D-Day: Juno Beach, Canada’s 24 Hours of Destiny 139 Reviewed by Dr J. Craig Stone Loos 1915: The Unwanted Battle 140 Reviewed by Major Andrew B. Godefroy, CD, Ph.D. Stanislas Tougas (1896-1917)—Un des plus grands coeurs du 22e Battalion 142 Reviewed by Lieutenant-Colonel R.S. Williams, MSM CD Canadian Army Journal Vol. 11.1 Spring 2008 1
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Page 9 and 10: AMBUSHES, IEDS AND COIN: THE FRENCH
Page 11 and 12: Since 1945, only one major expediti
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Page 25 and 26: proposed by researchers like La Cou
Page 27 and 28: MANOEUVRE WARFARE THEORY AND COUNTE
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strung soldiers of the unit adequat
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45. Sean M. Maloney, “The Mobile
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the super-power of the age. Few gov
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By 7 December 2001, the Taliban had
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ideology.” 51 With the overthrow
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obvious abilities is to make a grav
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We fight them with schools, educati
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TOMORROW’S FIREPOWER Captain Ian
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dominate the much larger and more c
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Even new terminology fails to re-es
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Effects Oriented. A complete close
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armoured squadron, administration c
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system. However, the development of
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31. Today, the role of the infantry
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somewhere between 20,000 to 30,000
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Definitions Before moving on to try
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It is already clear that consensus
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increase in the levels of global co
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contracting of MPFs to provide arme
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What has been demonstrated in this
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Domestic regulation in the US has t
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Concluding Remarks This article has
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the engagement of the Canadian Mano
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42. Isenberg, A Fistful of Contract
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into Belgium, General Charles Foulk
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anks (mostly from the artillery),
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Shot from vantage point of Nixon in
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town. Following this, the much-cele
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Germans as to what was happening. F
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Canadian Military History (Spring 2
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On 1 August 1944, Major Dextraze co
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NOTE TO FILE—REACHING INTO THE OR
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In the years after 1945 OR became h
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narrow application. “If aircraft
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assistant” for the military. 34 T
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— BOOK REVIEWS — TERRIBLE VICTO
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CALEPIN D’ESPOIR DUFRESNE, Daniel
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as a “Villa Rogati dwelling” (p
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writes that the charge of the 21st
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Reserves the reader could put this
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superiority of numbers to overcome
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A HISTORY OF THE FRENCH WAR—ENDIN
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THE UNEXPECTED WAR: CANADA IN KANDA
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The Existential Challenge The autho
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D-DAY: JUNO BEACH, CANADA’S 24 HO
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His dispassionate analysis of the b
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PEACEKEEPING INTELLIGENCE: NEW PLAY
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Thankfully, although hard-hitting i
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Chapter Four ends with the death of
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noting he did not fill the requirem
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