books about: counterinsurgency     books:       Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq7 reviews Ahmed S. Hashim Cornell University Press, 2006 Multifaceted violence in Iraq, actors, motives, and goals For anybody concerned about the continuing violence in Iraq and desiring a better in-depth understanding of the insurgency's actors, motives, and goals, will find a valuable resource in "Insurgency and Counterinsurgency". The reader will learn to understand how Iran, foreign fighters, and so called al-Qaeda in Iraq play a marginal role in the complexity of Iraq's violence, which is fueled, among ...             Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan: RAND Counterinsurgency Study--Volume 4 (2008) (Rand Counterinsurgency Study) Seth G. Jones RAND Corporation, 2008 This study explores the nature of the insurgency in Afghanistan, the key challenges and successes of the campaign, and the capabilities necessary to wage effective counterinsurgency operations. It argues that successful counterinsurgency requires effective indigenous security forces, especially police; a viable and legitimate local government; and the suppression of external support for insurgents.             Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era)12 reviews David Galula Praeger Security International Paperback, 2006 Essential This book should be on the required reading for any of the military that are in/going to Iraq and Afghanistan. Page 4 states the obvous, that only took us four years in Iraq to learn...the objective (center of gravity) is the population. The new counterinsugency manual borrows heavily from this book. Since "irregular warfare" is the new buzz in the military, the rank and file should read this to ...             The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual17 reviews University of Chicago Press, 2007 Very suprised I actually bought this book some months back but I kept putting off picking it up because I assumed this would be a dense work filled with military jargon and more acronyms than one could shake a stick at. I assumed that it would be a tedious and difficult read so I found reasons to put it off, but when I finally forced myself to begin this book I was quite shocked. The book is very easy to ...             The U.S. Army and Counterinsurgency in the Philippine War, 1899-19022 reviews Brian McAllister Linn The University of North Carolina Press, 2000 A fascinating, meticulously documented case study in guerrilla warfare "The U.S. Army and Counterinsurgency in the Philippine War, 1899-1902," by Brian McAllister Linn, is a superb contribution to military history. In the book's opening chapter, Linn vividly sketches out the complex environment faced by the U.S. Army as it began its occupation of the Philippines after Spain's defeat. Linn discusses the different sociopolitical factions in Philippine society, the ...             Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare (Companion)6 reviews Osprey Publishing, 2008 I beg to differ I beg to differ with the earlier review. The book is not meant as a comprehensive encyclopedia of modern history, but as an overview of 13 conflicts and the lessons that can be drawn from them. What's more, the book has essays from some of the most accomplished military officers working today, including British Col. Richard Iron, who writes on Northern Ireland, and US Lt. Col. John Nagl, who ...             Modern Warfare: A French View of Counterinsurgency (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era)4 reviews Roger Trinquier Praeger Security International Paperback, 2006 Excellent Book This book was written in 1964, distilling the author's decades of counterinsurgency experience in Indochina and Algeria. However, as I was reading it, I found that he could have been speaking about Iraq in present day. In reading this book, a reader can realize exactly where we went wrong in Iraq and what we need to do in order to get it right. Unfortunately the generals still haven't learned ...             Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam48 reviews John A. Nagl University Of Chicago Press, 2005 Shows the pain of organizational culture As the war in Iraq slides into it's fifth year I am sure most Americans are perplexed on why things remain so screwed up over there. Why can't American's just handle it and come home. This book sort of explains the why. This book is excellent. It really defines what an insurgency is. It isn't like the traditional war like WWII which we see on the history channel. Anyone who wants to get ...             Iraq and the Challenge of Counterinsurgency Thomas R. Mockaitis Praeger Security International General Interest-Cloth, 2008 Mockaitis begins by providing a working definition of counterinsurgency that distinguishes it from conventional war while discussing the insurgents' uses of terror as a method to support their broader strategy of gaining control of a country. Insurgent movements, he notes, use terror far more selectively than do terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda, which kills indiscriminately and is more than willing to produce mass casualties. Such methods ...             Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone153 reviews Rajiv Chandrasekaran Knopf, 2006 A damning indictment Since I lived for a year in Baghdad's Green Zone, I felt it was necessary for me to read what happened before I got there, under L. Paul Bremer, bureaucrat extraordinaire. That is why I recently found myself reading Imperial Life in the Emerald City, by Rajiv Chandrasekaran. To say that the Bush Administration and its chosen Iraq occupation overlords made poor choices during and immediately ...             Counterinsurgency and the Global War on Terror: Military Culture and Irregular War (Stanford Security Studies)3 reviews Robert Cassidy Stanford University Press, 2008 Good book if you have need to study the subject I have not checked, but I would bet that this book is required reading at the various command colleges for our armed forces. The book reads like a PhD Dissertation, but that is not all bad. The sources and cites are awesome if you want to delve further into the subject. The basis of this book is a description of what counterinsurgency is, a historical look at its uses and how we must adapt ...             Resisting Rebellion: The History and Politics of Counterinsurgency1 review Anthony James Joes University Press of Kentucky, 2006 Good Compilation of COIN Theory and Tactics Professor Joes has provided a well researched look into the many aspects of successful and unsuccessful counterinsurgency (COIN). This is well researched and very heavy on classics of the study as well as many lesser known writers. However, there is little in the way of organization to the book. Joes seems to have just randomly thrown together some chapters, some only a few pages long. He ...             US Army/Marine Counterinsurgency Field Manual General David Petraeus Konecky & Konecky, 2007 Based largely on strategic methodologies devised by the current over all commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, this manual is a much needed revision of counterinsurgency (COIN) principles. Its unique premise is that the key to effective counterinsurgency is the protection of civilians. The size of the counterinsurgency force is to be calculated not solely by the number of enemy faced but also by the number of civilians to be defended. The ...             War by Other Means--Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency: RAND Counterinsurgency ... David C. Gompert RAND Corporation, 2008 Examines how the United States should improve its counterinsurgency (COIN) capabilities through, for example, much greater focus on understanding jihadist strategy, using civil measures to strengthen the local government, and enabling local forces to conduct COIN operations. Provides a broad discussion of the investments, organizational changes, and multilateral arrangements that the United States should pursue to improve its COIN capabilities.             Tequila Junction: 4th-Generation Counterinsurgency1 review H. John Poole Posterity Press, 2008 Drugs, US Security, and Tactics LtCol Poole's books have been with me on my military deployments and contract security assignments overseas. They have all become intelligence and tactical studies that have given me insights and ideas on how to do my job more effectively. John Poole with Tequila Junction gives information for military and law enforcemnt working in South/Central America and Mexico. The information in his latest ...             The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power64 reviews Max Boot Basic Books, 2003 The perfect mix of analysis, narrative and good writing The more history I read, the more I admire historians. Writing good history is not easy. You can be overly academic and the book becomes dry and boring, or if one just strings together interesting stories the book lacks intellectual weight. The Savage Wars of Peace hits the mark. It finds new ways to tell old stories in a new light. Most military history focuses on the big wars and big ...             U.S. Army Counterinsurgency Handbook1 review Department of Defense Skyhorse Publishing, 2007 Pick this up today! This book is from the Department of Defense, so you know it is the book to get on the subject. With the modern times calling for a need to use intelligence in wars, over brute force, this is a great guide to surveillance, ethics, interrogation, and loads of other situations.              search for books 1899-1902, 4th-generation, afghanistan, american, balanced, building, capabilities, challenge, classics, companion, complete, counter-insurgency, counterinsurgency, culture, generation, handbook, imperial, insurgency, irregular, junction, learning, military, philippine, politics, practice, rebellion, resisting, security, stanford, vietnam books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Bikeline Radatlas Hamburg 1 : 20 000 we recommend A damning indictment Impressum - about us get your own free tagboard