Money in the bank lessons learned from past counterinsurgency (COIN) operations

As insurgent threats evolve and assume new forms, the United States must also evolve in its ability to counter potentially prolonged threats in several parts of the world. Because of the potential for global reach in contemporary insurgencies, the ability to draw on lessons learned from past counter...

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Other Authors: Rabasa, Angel (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp 2007.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Occasional paper (Rand Corporation)
Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ; 4.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421499406719
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Summary:As insurgent threats evolve and assume new forms, the United States must also evolve in its ability to counter potentially prolonged threats in several parts of the world. Because of the potential for global reach in contemporary insurgencies, the ability to draw on lessons learned from past counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns using different historical cases can be valuable, helping current and future leaders prevent a repetition of mistakes and building a foundation on which to build contemporary responses. To this end, six historic COIN operations from the 19th and 20th centuries are examine
Item Description:"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
Physical Description:1 online resource (103 p.)
Also available via the Internet
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [77]-80).
ISBN:9781281181237
9786611181239
9780833042835