America and guerrilla warfare / / Anthony James Joes

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821034303321
• Autore: Joes Anthony James
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2000; ©2000
• ISBN: 0-8131-9095-9; 0-8131-5780-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (428 p.)
• Disciplina: 355/.02/18
• Soggetti: Guerrilla warfare - History; United States History, Military Case studies; United States Foreign relations Case studies
• 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: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: The Americans and Guerrilla Insurgency; The Nature of the Present Study; 1. American Guerrillas: The War of Independence; How the War Came About; Where Was the British Victory?; The Disunited Kingdom; Strategic America; Weakness in the Navy; Weakness in the Army; The Puzzle of Supply; British Options; On to New York!; A French Alliance; On to the Carolinas!; The Loyalist Mirage; The Invasion of the Carolinas; Guerrilla War; The Swamp Fox; The Gamecock; On to Yorktown; Reflection; 2. Confederate Guerrillas: The War of Secession; Mosby in VirginiaMosby's Men; Mosby's Confederate Critics; Quantrill in Missouri; The Lawrence Raid; Quantrill and the Confederacy; The Agony of Missouri; ""A Nasty War""; The Engulfing Flames; Society Disintegrates; The Absent Guerrilla War; Opposition to Secession; The Unexpected War; Union Resources; Apparent Southern Advantages; Contrasting Strategies; Conscription; Requisitions; Desertion; Confederate Disunity; Slavery: From Cornerstone to Millstone; The True Price of Slavery; An Army of Slaves; ""If Slaves Make Good Soldiers""; Marching through Georgia; With Malice toward None:Lincoln and the Politics of VictoryThe Prospects for Guerrilla Resistance; The Weariness of the South; ; Reflection; 3. The Philippine War: Forgotten Victory; The Archipelago; The Americans Arrive; Insurgency; A Guerrilla Conflict; War Crimes; The Americans Attract Support; The Presidential Election of 1900; The End in Sight; An Authentic Victory over Guerrillas; Winning the Peace; The Moro War; Afterward; 4. Nicaragua: A Training Ground; The United States and Nicaragua; The Guardia; Sandino; Lessons; Afterword; 5. Greece: Civil War into Cold War; A Poor and Turbulent LandThe Communist Party; The National Liberation Front; The Battle for Athens; The Parliamentary Setting; Renewed War; Who Were the Insurgents?; The Greek Army; The Truman Doctrine; American Aid; Greek Politics as Usual; American Troops to Greece?; The Growth of the National Army; The Communists and the People; Adopting Conventional Tactics; Tito Closes the Border; Finale; Learning from the Greek War; Foreign Help for the Greek Government; Abandoning Guerrilla Tactics; Losing the Yugoslav Sanctuary; Alienating the Peasantry; 6. Back to the Philippines: The Huks; The Japanese OccupationThe Huks Gain Ground; Ramon Magsaysay Defeats the Huks; Magsaysay Becomes President; A Closer Look at the Huks; The Question of American Troops; Reflection; 7. Vietnam: A Case of Multiple Pathologies; The Enemy; The Japanese Contribution; The Politics of Murder; The French War; Ngo Dinh Diem; The South Vietnamese Army; The Question of Desertion; South Vietnamese Casualties; The Territorial Forces; Vietnamization; Third-Country Forces; The Great Tet Offensive; The American News Media; American Mistakes; Americanizing the War; Bombing the North; The Attrition ""Strategy""; Permanent Invasion: Laos
• Sommario/riassunto: From South Carolina to South Vietnam, America's two hundred-year involvement in guerrilla warfare has been extensive and varied. America and Guerrilla Warfare analyzes conflicts in which Americans have participated in the role of, on the side of, or in opposition to guerrilla forces, providing a broad comparative and historical perspective on these types of engagements.Anthony James Joes examines nine case studies, ranging from the role of Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, in driving Cornwallis to Yorktown and eventual surrender to the U.S. support of Afghan rebels that hastened the collapse of