How France Fought a Lightning War in Mali (Op Serval) February 16, 2024 Unipro2013main French Military, Historical, History </p> <h2>How France Fought a Lightning War in Mali (Op Serval)</h2> <p>Chapters:<br /> 0:00 – The Situation<br /> 1:35 – Rebel Offensive<br /> 2:35 – French Intervention<br /> 4:30 – Task Force Doctrine<br /> 5:50 – Emergency Deployments<br /> 7:23 – France on the Attack<br /> 14:47 – Takeaways</p> <p>Sources:<br /> • Consultation with Op Serval veteran<br /> • “France’s War in Mali: Lessons for an Expeditionary Army” by Michael Shurkin (RAND)<br /> • “Operation Serval: Another Beau Geste of France in Sub-Saharan Africa?” by Lt. Gen. Olivier Tramond and Lt. Col. Philippe Seigneur (French Army)<br /> • “What It Means to Be Expeditionary: A Look at the French Army in Africa” by Michael Shurkin (RAND)<br /> • INF 223 “Manuel d’emploi des groupement tactique interarmes a dominante infanterie” (Operating Manual for the Infantry Dominant Combined Arms Battle Group), French Army, 2001<br /> • Various French language news articles published in 2013<br /> Credit to : Battle Order </p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
