The accidental guerrilla : fighting small wars in the midst of a big one / David Kilcullen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kilcullen, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guerrilla warfare.

Counterinsurgency.

Military history, Modern--20th century.

Military history, Modern.

Military history, Modern--21st century.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

United States--Military policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement ""the surge."". Now, in The Accidental Guerrilla, Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War on Terror. Kilcullen takes us ""on the ground"" to uncover the face of modern warfare, illuminating both the big global war (the ""War on Terrorism"") and its relation to the associated ""small wars"

Contents:

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Preface; Prologue: West Java, December 1996; 1 The Accidental Guerrilla; 2 "The Crazies Will Kill Them": Afghanistan, 2006-2008; 3 "The Twenty-First Day": Iraq during the Surge, 2007; 4 "Terrain, Tribes and Terrorists": Conflicts from Indonesia to Europe; 5 "Turning an Elephant into a Mouse": Beyond the War on Terrorism; Conclusion; A Note on Sources and Methodology; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-340) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-281-98711-5

9786611987114

0-19-970956-4

OCLC:

476245161