LEADER 04569nam 2200793Ia 450 001 9910456816103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-35328-4 010 $a9786612353284 010 $a0-300-15601-4 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300156010 035 $a(CKB)2430000000010786 035 $a(EBL)3420498 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000307527 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11225262 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000307527 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10244383 035 $a(PQKB)11066040 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420498 035 $a(DE-B1597)486096 035 $a(OCoLC)1024005480 035 $a(OCoLC)1029821675 035 $a(OCoLC)1032692689 035 $a(OCoLC)1037979904 035 $a(OCoLC)1041972947 035 $a(OCoLC)1046605439 035 $a(OCoLC)1047005309 035 $a(OCoLC)1049623742 035 $a(OCoLC)1054871589 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300156010 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420498 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10348392 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235328 035 $a(OCoLC)923593827 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000010786 100 $a20090327d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA question of command$b[electronic resource] $ecounterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq /$fMark Moyar ; foreword by Donald Kagan and Frederick Kagan 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (384 p.) 225 1 $aYale library of military history 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-300-15276-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tForeword -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1. Leader-Centric Warfare -- $t2. The Civil War -- $t3. Reconstruction in the South -- $t4. The Philippine Insurrection -- $t5. The Huk Rebellion -- $t6. The Malayan Emergency -- $t7. The Vietnam War -- $t8. The Salvadoran Insurgency -- $t9. The War in Afghanistan -- $t10. The Iraq War -- $t11. How to Win -- $tAppendix: Counterinsurgency Leadership Survey -- $tNotes -- $tSelect Bibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aAccording to the prevailing view of counterinsurgency, the key to defeating insurgents is selecting methods that will win the people's hearts and minds. The hearts-and-minds theory permeates not only most counterinsurgency books of the twenty-first century but the U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual, the U.S. military's foremost text on counterinsurgency. Mark Moyar assails this conventional wisdom, asserting that the key to counterinsurgency is selecting commanders who have superior leadership abilities. Whereas the hearts-and-minds school recommends allocating much labor and treasure to economic, social, and political reforms, Moyar advocates concentrating resources on security, civil administration, and leadership development.Moyar presents a wide-ranging history of counterinsurgency, from the Civil War and Reconstruction to Afghanistan and Iraq, that draws on the historical record and interviews with hundreds of counterinsurgency veterans, including top leaders in today's armed forces. Through a series of case studies, Moyar identifies the ten critical attributes of counterinsurgency leadership and reveals why these attributes have been much more prevalent in some organizations than others. He explains how the U.S. military and America's allies in Afghanistan and Iraq should revamp their personnel systems in order to elevate more individuals with those attributes.A Question of Command will reshape the study and practice of counterinsurgency warfare. With counterinsurgency now one of the most pressing issues facing the United States, this book is a must-read for policymakers, military officers, and citizens. 410 0$aYale library of military history. 606 $aCounterinsurgency$xHistory 606 $aCounterinsurgency$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aCommand of troops 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCounterinsurgency$xHistory. 615 0$aCounterinsurgency$xHistory. 615 0$aCommand of troops. 676 $a355.02/180973 700 $aMoyar$b Mark$f1971-$0473463 701 $aKagan$b Donald$0185804 701 $aKagan$b Frederick$01044137 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456816103321 996 $aA question of command$92469591 997 $aUNINA