Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (PSI Classics

Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era)

This book examines the strategy and means to defeat insurgenct or guerrilla movements based on the author's first-hand experience in China, Greece, Indochina, and Algeria.|This volume in the Praeger Security International (Psi) series Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era defines the laws of insurgency and outlines the strategy and tactics to combat such threats. Drawn from the observations of a French officer, David Galula, who witnessed guerrilla warfare on three continents, the book remains relevant today as American policymakers, military analysts, and members of the public look to the counterinsurgency era of the 1960s for lessons to apply to the current situation in Iraq and Afghanistan. With a new foreword by John A. Nagl, author of Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam (Praeger, 2002).
Country USA
Brand Bloomsbury
Manufacturer Praeger Security International
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 3 figures, 2 maps
ReleaseDate 2006-08-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 8601406712119

Country	USA
Brand	Bloomsbury
Manufacturer	Praeger Security International
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	3 figures, 2 maps
ReleaseDate	2006-08-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	8601406712119

Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era)