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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953234903321

Autore

Paquette Laure

Titolo

Counterinsurgency and the armed forces / / Laure Paquette

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009

ISBN

1-61728-210-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (119 p.)

Collana

Defense, security and strategy series

Disciplina

355.02/18

Soggetti

Counterinsurgency

Armed Forces

Multinational armed forces

Strategic planning

Military planning

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. [95]-100) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Irregular warfare, counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism -- Basics of underdog strategic thinking -- How to defeat underdog thinking -- Case studies and solutions -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Counterinsurgency is now the main challenge facing the armed forces of the US and NATO countries. Although that challenge is faced daily in Afghanistan and Iraq, the assault is also on the liberal democratic institutions of these countries. This book explains how insurgents think and how this is different from how the armed forces think.