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Counterinsurgency Warfare Theory and Practice
Foreword by John A. Nagl
Book Code: C9269
ISBN: 0-275-99269-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99269-9
128 pages, figures
Praeger Security International Academic Cloth
Publication: 8/30/2006
List Price: $74.95 (UK Sterling Price: £41.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • One sign of an expert is the ability to clearly and concisely analyze and explain his subject. LTC David Galula's Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice achieves both goals admirably....Counterinsurgency Warfare should be required reading for every military officer and noncommissioned officer, as well as today's political leaders. Armed with Galula's insightful wisdom, the American military can be armed against the mistakes of Vietnam and Iraq.
    —Marine Corps Gazette
    December 2007
  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is not withering away for lack of a mission, says Moore, but is ascending from triumph to triumph. She describes how, under the first President Bush and President Clinton, it increased democracy and unity in Europe, and since 9/11 has extended its efforts beyond Europe to birth a new political order in parts of the world suffering from instability.
    —Reference & Research Book News
    May 2007
  • This is a soldier's book, written by a professional with a classical military education....[i]t has become required reading for students of warfare generally, and especially for soldiers and policymakers dealing with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
    —ARMY
    April 2006
Description: This volume in the Praeger Security International (PSI) series "Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era" defines the laws of insurgency and outlines the strategy and tactics to combat such threats. Drawn from the observations of a French officer, David Galula, who witnessed guerrilla warfare on three continents, the book remains relevant today as American policymakers, military analysts, and members of the public look to the counterinsurgency era of the 1960s for lessons to apply to the current situation in Iraq and Afghanistan. With a new foreword by John A. Nagl, author of Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam (Praeger, 2002).
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Revolutionary War: Nature and Characteristics
  • The Prerequisites for a Successful Insurgency
  • The Insurgency Doctrine
  • Counterinsurgency in the Cold Revolutionary War
  • Counterinsurgency in the Hot Revolutionary War
  • From Strategy to Tactics
  • The Operations
  • Concluding Remarks
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