Joe W Huseby / Joe W. Huseby / Joe WHuseby / Martha L. Cottam / Martha L Cottam / Martha L. Cottam / Martha LCottam
Based on interviews with tribal Sheiks involved in the Awakening and their American military counterparts, Confronting al Qaeda is a study of decision-making processes and the political psychology of the Sunni Awakening. It traces the change in U.S. military strategy that permitted the collaboration between the Sunni tribes and the U.S. forces.