Counterinsurgency / David J. Kilcullen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kilcullen, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counterinsurgency.

Military policy.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

United States--Military policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

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 powerfully influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement ""the Surge,"" now recognized as a dramatic success. In Counterinsurgency, Kilcullen brings together his most salient writings on this key topic. At the heart of the book is his legendary ""Twenty-Eight Articles."" In it, he shows company leaders how to practice counterinsurgency in the real world, ""at night,

Contents:

Foreword / Stanley A. McChrystal

Introduction: Understanding insurgency and counterinsurgency

pt. 1. A ground-level perspective

Introduction to the expanded and annotated "Twenty-eight articles"

Twenty-eight articles : fundamentals of company-level counterinsurgency

Introduction to "Globalization and the development of Indonesian counterinsurgency tactics"

Globalisation and the development of Indonesian counterinsurgency tactics

Introduction to "Firefight at Motaain"

Reflections on the engagement at Motaain Bridge, 10 October 1999

Deiokes and the Taliban : local governance, bottom-up state formation, and the rule of law in counterinsurgency

pt. 2. A global perspective

Countering global insurgency.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-56407-2

9786612564079

0-19-975046-7

OCLC:

609863714