Doctrine of eternal recurrence : the U.S. military and counterinsurgency doctrine, 1960-1970 and 2003-2006 / Austin Long.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Long, Austin G.

Contributor:

United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Series:

Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-200-OSD.

Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ; 6.

Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ; 6

Occasional paper ; OP-200-OSD

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counterinsurgency--United States.

Counterinsurgency.

Military doctrine--United States.

Military doctrine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (47 p.)

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand National Defense Research Institute, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This paper tests and ultimately disproves the assumption that doctrine as written and operations as conducted are tightly linked. Ingrained organizational concepts and beliefs have a much greater influence on operations than written doctrine.

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence-The U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency Doctrine; Doctrine and Counterinsurgency: Defining the Terms; Small Wars Before COIN: U.S. Experiences Prior to 1960; The Kennedy Years: The Birth of COIN Doctrine; Limits of Doctrine: Vietnam, 1961 to 1963; Attempts to Put Doctrine into Practice: The PROVN Study, 1965 to 1966; COIN as Practiced: Vietnam, 1965 to 1968; Doctrine in the Late 1960s; COIN as Practiced: Vietnam, 1969 to 1972; Interlude: COIN and the Military, 1973 to 2003

COIN Doctrine, 2003 to 2005COIN Operations, 2003 to 2005; Doctrine and Operations in 2006; Getting It Right? COIN in Iraq, 2007; Komer's Lament: COIN Doctrine vs. COIN Practice; Conclusion; References

Notes:

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-34).

ISBN:

1-282-03316-6

9786612033162

0-8330-4535-0

OCLC:

437109596