| Description |
304 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-295) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword by Michael Howard -- Insurgency and terrorism in the 20th and 21st centuries -- America's "new way of war": unfulfilled promises -- Controlling populations: a tricky but not impossible art -- Intelligence: how to reform a dysfunctional culture -- Winning hearts and minds: the media and counterinsurgency -- Training local forces -- The way ahead for America and the West. |
| Summary |
Insurgents and terrorists now pose the greatest threat to America-- and how to fight and defeat such "non-state" enemies is the single most urgent and vexing question confronting our military today. This timely book has some answers. Drawing on decades of experience with counterinsurgency-- as a scholar, a strategist, and a military officer-- James S. Corum brings unique insight to the problems we face. His book offers a deeply informed, closely reasoned and-- most valuably-- eminently sensible account of how circumstances and our actions (or inaction) have contributed to our present dilemma. And then, with the lessons of recent history in clear view, it lays out a workable strategy for meeting the insurgent threat. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Michael G. Glass. |
| Subject |
Counterinsurgency -- United States.
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Counterinsurgency. |
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United States. |
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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War on Terrorism (2001-2009) |
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Stability operations.
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Armed Forces. |
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Armed Forces -- Stability operations. |
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United States -- Military policy.
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Military policy. |
| ISBN |
9780760328682 (hardback) |
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0760328684 (hardback) |
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