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Record Nr.

UNINA9910698221303321

Autore

Kilcullen David

Titolo

Counterinsurgency / / David Kilcullen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carlton North, Vic., : Scribe Publications, 2010

Washington, D.C. : , : Headquarters, Dept. of the Army : , : Headquarters, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Dept. of the Navy, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, , [2006]

ISBN

1-921753-24-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

MCWP ; ; 3-33.5

FM ; ; 3-24

Disciplina

355

355.02

355.0218

Soggetti

Guerrilla warfare

Counterinsurgency

Military history, Modern - 20th century

Military history, Modern - 21st century

Handbooks and manuals.

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction: Understanding Insurgency and Counterinsurgency; Part 1: A GROUND-LEVEL PERSPECTIVE; Introduction to the Expanded and Annotated ""Twenty-Eight Articles""; 1. Twenty-Eight Articles: Fundamentals of Company-level Counterinsurgency; 2. Measuring Progress in Afghanistan; Introduction to ""Globalization and the Development of Indonesian Counterinsurgency Tactics""; 3. Globalization and the Development of Indonesian Counterinsurgency Tactics; Introduction to ""Reflections on the Engagement at Motaain Bridge""

4. Reflections on the Engagement at Motaain Bridge, 10 October 19995. Deiokes and the Taliban: Local Governance, Bottom-up State Formation, and the Rule of Law in Counterinsurgency; Part 2: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; 6. Countering Global Insurgency; Notes; Index



Sommario/riassunto

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A senior adviser to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war powerfully influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement 'the Surge', now recognised as a dramatic success. In Counterinsurgency, Kilcullen brings together his most salient writings on this key topic. At the heart of the book is his legendary 'Twenty-Eight Articles', in which he shows company leaders how to practise counterinsurgency in the real world, 'at night, with the GPS down, th