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Record Nr.

UNINA9910649400603321

Autore

Kilcullen David

Titolo

The accidental guerrilla [[electronic resource] ] : fighting small wars in the midst of a big one / / David Kilcullen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-281-98711-5

9786611987114

0-19-970956-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Disciplina

355.4/25

Soggetti

Guerrilla warfare

Counterinsurgency

Military history, Modern - 20th century

Military history, Modern - 21st century

Afghan War, 2001-2021

Iraq War, 2003-2011

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Electronic books.

United States Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-340) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Preface; Prologue: West Java, December 1996; 1 The Accidental Guerrilla; 2 "The Crazies Will Kill Them": Afghanistan, 2006-2008; 3 "The Twenty-First Day": Iraq during the Surge, 2007; 4 "Terrain, Tribes and Terrorists": Conflicts from Indonesia to Europe; 5 "Turning an Elephant into a Mouse": Beyond the War on Terrorism; Conclusion; A Note on Sources and Methodology; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement ""the surge."". Now, in The Accidental Guerrilla, Kilcullen



provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War on Terror. Kilcullen takes us ""on the ground"" to uncover the face of modern warfare, illuminating both the big global war (the ""War on Terrorism"") and its relation to the associated ""small wars"