Bad strategies : how major powers fail in counterinsurgency / James S. Corum ; foreword by Dennis Showalter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corum, James S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counterinsurgency.

Counterinsurgency--History--20th century--Case studies.

Strategy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Zenith Press : MBI Pub. Co., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Four case studies--Algeria, Cyprus, Vietnam, and Iraq--reveal the common mistakes military and civilian leaders make when confronting insurgencies.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction: What is Strategy?""; ""Chapter 1: France�s War in Algeria, 1954�1962""; ""Chapter 2: British Strategy Against the Cyprus Insurgents, 1955�1959""; ""Chapter 3: Vietnam�America�s Longest War, 1950�1975""; ""Chapter 4: American Counterinsurgency Strategy in Iraq, 2003�2007""; ""Chapter 5: What is Needed""; ""Maps""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61673-762-X

OCLC:

923351358