The U.S. Army and irregular warfare, 1775-2007 : selected papers from the 2007 Conference of Army Historians / edited by Richard G. Davis.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Government document

Contributor:

Davis, Richard G.

Center of Military History

Conference Name:

Conference of Army Historians (16th : 2007) http://viaf.org/viaf/143295149

Series:

CMH pub ; 70-111-1.

CMH Pub ; 70-111-1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special forces (Military science)--United States--History--Congresses.

Special forces (Military science).

Counterinsurgency--United States--History--Congresses.

Counterinsurgency.

Guerrilla warfare--History--Congresses.

Guerrilla warfare.

United States.

Genre:

proceedings (reports)

Conference papers and proceedings

History

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 252 pages) : maps

Other Title:

United States Army and irregular warfare, 1775-2007 : selected papers from the 2007 Conference of Army Historians

Selected papers from the 2007 Conference of Army Historians

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.], 2008.

Summary:

From U.S. Government Bookstore Website: Presents fifteen papers from the 2007 Conference of Army Historians. Examines irregular warfare in a wide and diverse range of circumstances and eras.

Contents:

Foreword

US Army And Irregular Warfare, 1775-2007

Introduction

Part 1: Non-American Counterinsurgency Operations

Roar of lions: the asymmetric campaigns of Muhammad, / Russell G Rodgers

Southern (dis)comfort: British phase IV operations in South Carolina and Georgia, May-September 1780 / Steven J Rauch

When freedom wore a red coat: how Cornwallis' 1781 Virginia campaign threatened the revolution in Virginia / Gregory J W Urwin

Learning the good and the bad: Canadian exposure to British small war doctrine in South Africa, 1900-1901 / Chris Madsen

Blindness and contingencies: Italian failure in Ethiopia (1936-1940) / Richard Carrier

Roots of Dutch counterinsurgency: balancing and integrating military and civilian efforts from Aceh to Uruzgan / Thijis W Brocades Zaalberg

Part 2: Special Aspects Of Irregular Warfare

History of military commissions in the US army: from the Mexican-American war to the war on terrorism / Frederic L Borch

Intimidation, provocation, conspiracy, and intrigue: the militias of Kentucky, 1859-1861 / John A Boyd

Spoliation of defenseless farmers and villagers: the long-term effects of John Hunt Morgan's raid on an Indiana community / Stephen I Rockenbach

Irregular engineers: the use of indigenous labor in the rebuilding of critical infrastructure during the Korean war, 1950-1953 /Eric A Sibul

Part 3: US Counterinsurgency Operations

Victorio campaign: hunting down an elusive enemy / Kendall D Gott

Without the need of a single American rifleman: James Van Fleet and his lessons learned as commander of the joint United States military advisory and planning group during the Greek Civil war, 1948-1948 / Robert M Mages

Chasing a Chameleon: the US army counterinsurgency experience in Korea, 1945-1952 / Mark J Reardon

Lessons learned and relearned: gun trucks on Route 19 in Vietnam / Ted Ballard

Some observations on Americans advising indigenous forces / Robert D Ramsey III

Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.

Other Format:

Print version: Conference of Army Historians (16th : 2007). U.S. Army and irregular warfare, 1775-2007.

ISBN:

9780160867309

0160867304

OCLC:

696126560

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