A Combat Advisor's Guide to Tribal Engagement

This book was written as a source of information and instruction primarily for government and contractor personnel engaged in the conduct of combat advising tribal engagement provincial reconstruction social development and conflict resolution at the tribal foreign military/government or other sub-cultural level. It will also be of interest to the families and friends who remain behind and find the ongoing conflicts in Iraq Afghanistan Pakistan Africa and Latin America incomprehensible. They may find that this guide helps to clarify at least the intended goals if not the methodology that deployed personnel are supposed to be following.ReviewsI finally finished Patrick Christian's work and can say it is one of the best perspectives I have read lately on tribal engagements. I will certainly keep it as a guide for any future deployments. -- Brigadier General Ed Reeder CG US Army Special Forces Command Ft. Bragg NCA Combat Advisor's Guide to Tribal Engagement is on track to fill an important gap in advisor 'understanding' and will indeed provide a valuable guide. --BG Steven Salazar CG 7th Army Training Command & Joint Multinational Training Command Germany