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Bezig met laden... Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practicedoor David Galula
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. From the "father" of COIN doctrine. Galula served as a French military officer in WWII asd afterwords in various outposts of unrest through the cold war, culminating in Algeria during the French army's rebellion. He outlines in clear language the steps to be taken as well as why, in clear, economical prose. ( ) The subtitle of David Galula's Counterinsurgency Warfare, Theory and Practice, says it all. This is a book written by a soldier for soldiers. Galula was a French army officer who spent time on both sides of the insurgency fight. It should be stated up front that this book deals with just one type of insurgency: revolutionary war. Revolutionary war is the use of military force by a non-governmental movement to overthrow a state's legally constituted government with the aim of becoming the government over the entirety of the state's territory. Galula's primary source of information on this type of war comes from the Communist takeover of China under Mao Zedong. While the tactics used against a revolutionary movement will be somewhat different than those used against a separatist movement or a terrorist group, the overarching strategy will be the same regardless of the nature of the insurgency. What is that overarching strategy? The people. It seems like common wisdom by now to say that counterinsurgency warfare is about protecting the people from the insurgents, but given how often our political and military leaders seem to forget this hard-won information (with the dire consequences that inevitably follow), it cannot be said enough. Galula dedicates the second part of Counterinsurgency Warfare to explaining the ways in which a counterinsurgent can defeat his opponent. Because Galula focuses on only one type of insurgency the specifics of his recommendations are not going to be transferable to every counterinsurgency, but the spirit of his plan certainly is. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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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). Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)355.0218Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Military Science War Topics InsurgencyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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