| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 34 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ; 6
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Occasional paper ; OP-200-OSD
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Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ; 6.
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Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-200-OSD.
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| Note |
"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-34). |
| Contents |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence-The U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency Doctrine; Doctrine and Counterinsurgency: Defining the Terms; Small Wars Before COIN: U.S. Experiences Prior to 1960; The Kennedy Years: The Birth of COIN Doctrine; Limits of Doctrine: Vietnam, 1961 to 1963; Attempts to Put Doctrine into Practice: The PROVN Study, 1965 to 1966; COIN as Practiced: Vietnam, 1965 to 1968; Doctrine in the Late 1960s; COIN as Practiced: Vietnam, 1969 to 1972; Interlude: COIN and the Military, 1973 to 2003 |
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COIN Doctrine, 2003 to 2005COIN Operations, 2003 to 2005; Doctrine and Operations in 2006; Getting It Right? COIN in Iraq, 2007; Komer's Lament: COIN Doctrine vs. COIN Practice; Conclusion; References |
| Summary |
This paper tests and ultimately disproves the assumption that doctrine as written and operations as conducted are tightly linked. Ingrained organizational concepts and beliefs have a much greater influence on operations than written doctrine. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Counterinsurgency -- United States.
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Counterinsurgency. |
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United States. |
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Military doctrine -- United States.
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Military doctrine. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Long, Austin G. Doctrine of eternal recurrence. Santa Monica, CA : Rand National Defense Research Institute, 2008 9780833044709 0833044702 (DLC) 2008018294 (OCoLC)226304778 |
| ISBN |
9780833045355 (electronic book) |
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0833045350 (electronic book) |
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9780833044709 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0833044702 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1282033166 |
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9781282033160 |
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9786612033162 |
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6612033169 |
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