Doctrine of eternal recurrence [[electronic resource] ] : the U.S. military and counterinsurgency doctrine, 1960-1970 and 2003-2006 / / Austin Long

• Autore: Long Austin G
• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : Rand National Defense Research Institute, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (47 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.02/18097309046
• Soggetto topico: Counterinsurgency - United States; Military doctrine - United States
• Note generali: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-34).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence-The U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency Doctrine; Doctrine and Counterinsurgency: Defining the Terms; Small Wars Before COIN: U.S. Experiences Prior to 1960; The Kennedy Years: The Birth of COIN Doctrine; Limits of Doctrine: Vietnam, 1961 to 1963; Attempts to Put Doctrine into Practice: The PROVN Study, 1965 to 1966; COIN as Practiced: Vietnam, 1965 to 1968; Doctrine in the Late 1960s; COIN as Practiced: Vietnam, 1969 to 1972; Interlude: COIN and the Military, 1973 to 2003 ; COIN Doctrine, 2003 to 2005COIN Operations, 2003 to 2005; Doctrine and Operations in 2006; Getting It Right? COIN in Iraq, 2007; Komer's Lament: COIN Doctrine vs. COIN Practice; Conclusion; References
• Sommario/riassunto: This paper tests and ultimately disproves the assumption that doctrine as written and operations as conducted are tightly linked. Ingrained organizational concepts and beliefs have a much greater influence on operations than written doctrine.
• Titolo autorizzato: Doctrine of eternal recurrence
• ISBN: 1-282-03316-6; 9786612033162; 0-8330-4535-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220158803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; ; OP-200-OSD.; Rand counterinsurgency study. . -Paper ; ; 6.