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The Phoenix program and contemporary counterinsurgency / William Rosenau, Austin Long.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rosenau, William.
- Series:
- Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-258-OSD.
- Occasional paper ; OP-258-OSD
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Underground movements.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Counterinsurgency--Vietnam.
- Counterinsurgency.
- Counterinsurgency--Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (41 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Modern-day advocates of the Phoenix Program argue that it was devastatingly effective against the Viet Cong infrastructure during the Vietnam War, but detractors condemn it as a merciless assassination campaign. The authors provide a fresh assessment of the program and identify aspects that are relevant for contemporary counterinsurgency.
- Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - The Viet Cong Infrastructure: The "Shadow Government"; Early Anti-Infrastructure Operations; Chapter 3 - The Phoenix Program and Intelligence Coordination; Phoenix "Action Arms": The Provincial Reconnaissance Units; Assessing Effectiveness; Intelligence at the Border: IGLOO WHITE and OP 35; Chapter 4 - Intelligence Coordination and Contemporary Counterinsurgency; Anti-Infrastructure Operations and Contemporary Counterinsurgency; Border Security in Contemporary Counterinsurgency
- Chapter 5 - ConclusionBibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-27).
- ISBN:
- 0-8330-4800-7
- OCLC:
- 427883157
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