Oct 7th, 2008 · The Army has a new operations manual that emphasizes nation-building over conventional warfare. The Stability Operations Field Manual was put together at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the home of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. The new doctrine will drive Army resources, organization and training for many years to come.
Jul 22nd, 2008 · Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl wrote the textbook on counterinsurgency — literally. Nagl was part of the team that drafted the current U.S. Army field manual. Having completed his tour in Iraq, Nagl talks about how military theory was put into practice in the region.
Sep 5th, 2007 · Jonathan Allen, who reports on the Senate leadership for the magazine Congressional Quarterly, discusses the Senate ethics issues and legal questions that would surround Sen. Larry Craig if he decides not to resign.
Aug 9th, 2007 · During World War II, the U.S. Army published a book of cultural dos and don'ts for soldiers serving in Iraq. Army Lt. Col. John Nagl, who wrote the foreword to a new reissue, says he wishes he'd had the simple yet informative manual when he shipped out to Iraq in 2003.
Jul 21st, 2007 · It's 400 pages long and filled with military jargon and acronyms, but more than 2 million people have downloaded the U.S. Army and Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual since it was posted on the Web a couple of months ago.
Jun 13th, 2007 · Author Conn Iggulden talks about his book, Dangerous Book for Boys, a manual that advises fathers to teach their sons stick ball, kite flying, fishing, camping, and stories around a fire. There are no video games or iPods in this book, and baby boomers and their sons love it.
Oct 30th, 2006 · Conventional pumpkin carving just isn't enough for some people. For the Mountain Sharks Dive Club of Missoula, Mont., it's just the start. At its premier underwater pumpkin-carving event, held Sunday, nearly a dozen divers sank to the bottom of the Blackfoot River to test their manual dexterity against the current and the cold. Melissa Block talks with the group's Kevin Mackaman.
Sep 7th, 2006 · The Pentagon has issued a new interrogation manual on how to deal with detainees. It strictly limits how interrogators can question military prisoners, including those the Bush administration calls "unlawful combatants." Administration officials had previously said those prisoners -- who don't wear uniforms or fight under a recognized military -- were not entitled to the Geneva Convention's protections for prisoners of war.