This textbook offers an accessible introduction to counterinsurgency operations, a key aspect of modern warfare.
Featuring essays by some of the world's leading experts on unconventional conflict, both scholars and practitioners, the book discusses how modern regular armed forces react, and should react, to irregular warfare. The volume is divided into three main sections:
Understanding Counterinsurgency is the first comprehensive textbook on counterinsurgency, and will be essential reading for all students of small wars, counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, strategic studies and security studies, both in graduate and undergraduate courses as well as in professional military schools.
| ISBN: | 9780415777643 |
| Publication date: | 16th April 2010 |
| Author: | Thomas Rid, Thomas A Keaney |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 268 pages |
| Series: | Cass Military Studies |
| Genres: |
Theory of warfare and military science Colonialism and imperialism Terrorism, armed struggle Armed conflict Military history Cognition and cognitive psychology |
This textbook offers an accessible introduction to counterinsurgency operations, a key aspect of modern warfare.Featuring essays by some of the world's leading experts on unconventional conflict, both scholars and practitioners, the book discusses how modern regular armed forces react, and should react, to irregular warfare. The volume is divided into three main sections: Doctrinal Origins: analysing the intellectual and historical roots of modern Western theory and practice Operational Aspects: examining the specific role of various military services in counterinsurgency, but also special forces, intelligence, and local security forces Challenges: looking at wider issues, such as governance, culture, ethics, civil-military cooperation, information operations, and time.
Understanding Counterinsurgency features in the following genres: Theory of warfare and military science, Colonialism and imperialism, Terrorism, armed struggle, Armed conflict, Military history, Cognition and cognitive psychology
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Understanding Counterinsurgency was written by Thomas Rid, Thomas A Keaney and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Understanding Counterinsurgency has 268 pages
Yes it is part of Cass Military Studies series
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