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The new counterinsurgency era [[electronic resource] ] : transforming the U.S. military for modern wars / / David Ucko ; foreword by John A. Nagl



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Autore: Ucko David H Visualizza persona
Titolo: The new counterinsurgency era [[electronic resource] ] : transforming the U.S. military for modern wars / / David Ucko ; foreword by John A. Nagl Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
Disciplina: 355.02/180973
Soggetto topico: Counterinsurgency - United States
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Military planning - United States
Soggetto geografico: United States Military policy
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-243) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; List of Abbreviations; 1 Framing the Reorientation; 2 A Troubled History; 3 Revisiting Counterinsurgency; 4 Innovation under Fire; 5 Counterinsurgency and the QDR; 6 FM 3-24 and Operation Fardh Al-Qanoon; 7 The Ambivalence of the "Surge"; 8 Innovation or Inertia; Conclusion: Kicking the Counterinsurgency Syndrome?; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Confronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has recognized the need to ""re-learn"" counterinsurgency. But how has the Department of Defense with its mixed efforts responded to this new strategic environment? Has it learned anything from past failures? In The New Counterinsurgency Era, David Ucko examines DoD's institutional obstacles and initially slow response to a changing strategic reality. Ucko also suggests how the military can better prepare for the unique challenges of modern warfare, where it is charged with everything from providing security to supportin
Titolo autorizzato: The new counterinsurgency era  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-58901-728-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910791258303321
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