From Desert Mech to Ramadi SWAT

Chapter – Topic – words so far – Gladwell/ Taleb topic

Preface – 1159 words

Prologue – 1101 words

Chapter 1 -3d Generation Warfare and 4th Generation Warfare – 5260 words – Gladwell/ Taleb 4GW table

Chapter 2 – Training and Deployment for OIF1 – 11,434 words – [outliers, 10,000 hours, KIPP]

http://lima37.com/11-10-07_Carpenter.wav

http://lima37.com/11-01-07_Mejia_pre_int_OIFI.wav

http://lima37.com/11-02-07_Belmont_pre_int_1.wav

http://lima37.com/11-02-07_Belmont_pre_int_2.wav

3/7 Historical Chronology of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Chapter 3 – 1734 words
3/7 Historical Chronology of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Chapter 4 –
3/7 Historical Chronology of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Chapter 5 – 3478 words
3/7 Historical Chronology of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Chapter 6 – Aftermath of OIF1 – 1519 words – Tipping Point
10-25-07_Maj_Quinn_1stMeeting.wav

Chapter 7 – Training and Deployment for Husaybah Deployment – 16,109 words -

Chapter 8 – 8 April 2004, Market St Presence Patrol – 5948 words – Black Swan, Tipping Point
Link3.mov

http://lima37.com/Site/Interviews/60EDB775-A70D-4875-BB2D-1F1B9733A092.html

Link4.mov

http://lima37.com/Site/Interviews/B2535221-1821-464C-A0D8-9A3E41C18ACF.html

Link5.mov

http://lima37.com/Site/Interviews/C3D0C629-2200-4E30-997B-F711D8AEB37B.html

Link6.mov

http://lima37.com/Site/Interviews/5FA3E913-6726-4F7D-8066-26AC7FD35BDE.html

article referencing Wasser
email from Watson
article referencing Bellmont
Gannon to S3 Letter, dtd 11 apr
Gannon to S3 Letter dtd 12 apr

Chapter 9 – 14 Apr 2004, Crackhouse OP Ambush – 5812 words –
Link7.mov

http://lima37.com/Site/Interviews/AE7F9B80-AEE8-4AFA-B539-4C758C5830E6.html

Link8.mov

http://lima37.com/Site/Interviews/B6DADC2C-4E18-40C4-8BAD-BF4C24B94106.html

Link9.mov

http://lima37.com/Site/Interviews/8CD7B7D5-1082-4B76-8993-E98566346684.html

Chapter 10 – Battle of Husaybah, 17 April 2004 – 5022 words

http://lima37.com/Site/Interviews/B67CC555-964A-41A0-9860-8B97B1C1EAAA.html

http://lima37.com/Site/Interviews/2BAA72F1-E380-440B-993D-D2ADE74B4E1E.html

http://lima37.com/Site/Interviews/51C50E3F-19B8-4993-8B2D-6A710A5B8CA8.html

Chapter 10 – 17 April 2004, Battle of Husaybah – 5024 words – Tipping Point

Chapter 11 – 19 June 2004, Counter Mortar OP – 2122 words –
Vegh 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Chapter 12 – Aftermath of Husaybah Deployment – 1108 words – Tipping Point
10-25-07_Maj_Quinn_1stMeeting.wav

Chapter 13 – 3528 words

http://lima37.com/Larson4.mov

http://lima37.com/Larson5.mov

http://lima37.com/Larson6.mov

http://lima37.com/Larson7.mov

http://lima37.com/Larson8.mov

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http://lima37.com/Larson11.mov

http://lima37.com/Larson12.mov

http://lima37.com/Larson13.mov

http://lima37.com/Larson14.mov

Chapter 14 – Ramadi 1, 4 Oct 05 – 5516 words – blink, 7 seconds in the bronx, optimal heartbeat for improved performance
Larson 1
Larson 2
Larson 3

http://lima37.com/Larson1.mov

http://lima37.com/Larson2.mov

http://lima37.com/Larson3.mov

To Do:
Larson 4 – vbied escalation of force

Chapter 15 – Elections, 15 Oct 2005 – 6345 words – tipping point, outliers, 10,000 hours, culture of success,
Larson 5 – we hold these truths
Larson 6
doug video tape?

Chapter 16 – 7 Dec 2005 – 2684 words – power of context: law of 150; blink, radio procedures, Van Riper

Chapter 17 – Aftermath of Ramadi 1 Deployment – 2472 words – Tipping Point
10-25-07_Maj_Quinn_1stMeeting.wav
Larson9.mov
www.lima37.com/Larson9.mov
Act 3 of Senator’s Son
Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13
1/6 deployment when Awakening occurred in Ramadi, Winter, 2006

Chapter 18 – Training and Deployment for Ramadi 2 – 8240 words – Outliers, 10,000 hours, thin-slicing cultural factors, SASO role players v Mojave Viper role players

http://lima37.com/HumphreyMujica1.mov

http://lima37.com/HumphreyMujica2.mov

http://lima37.com/HumphreyMujica3.mov

http://lima37.com/Mainz1.mov

Chapter 19 – How I Broke My Rifle Company – 4184 words – Blink, Paul Van Riper’s Big victory: creating structure for spontaneity; 7 Seconds in the Bronx – The Delicate Art of Mind Reading; Marine Commanders like Derivative Traders

Chapter 20 – Realizing Success and Going Native – 4206 words – Marine culture of success in combat, scholars like Van Riper
larson 12, 13

Chapter 21 – Expanding My AO – 3970 words – Tipping Point; Black Swan Tipping Point, a positive one; Tipping Point – broken windows theory of policing;

Chapter 22 – Aftermath of Ramadi 2 Deployment – 2988 words – Tipping Point

Un-sorted Sources:
Quinn 1, 2, 3, 4
Mujica 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Mainz 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Larson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 OIF4 4GW
HumphreyMujica 1, 2, 3
Neal movies
Vegh movies
Mejia audio and movies
Bellmont audio and movies

Input:
This is a rich study. So much happening that I get lost easily.
I think you need to decide on an audience and vastly trim the piece to its core. I would start with two simple tests

1) What’s the tagline (one-sentence description)
2) Can you summarize the themes in a page

Band of Bros and Storm on the Horizon are traditional linear narratives. But Lima is a different breed, i think.

Maybe:
Chapter 1: Long Term Policy:
Chapter 2: Narrative: 2002 to March _ 2003
Chapter 3: Narrative:
Chapter 4: Narrative
Chapter 5: Narrative
Chapter 6: Policy
Chapter 7: Narrative
Chapter 8: Narrative
Chapter 9: Narrative
Chapter 10: Narrative
Chapter 11: Narrative
Chapter 12: Policy
Chapter 13: Narrative
Chapter 14: Narrative
Chapter 15: Narrative
Chapter 16: Narrative
Chapter 17: Policy
Chapter 18: Narrative
Chapter 19: Narrative
Chapter 20: Narrative
Chapter 21: Narrative
Chapter 22: Policy