Victory has a thousand fathers sources of success in counterinsurgency

Insurgency is the most prevalent form of armed conflict and the subject of countless studies, yet the U.S. military has only recently begun to review doctrine and training in this area. An examination of approaches to counterinsurgency from 30 recent resolved campaigns reveals, for example, that goo...

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Main Author: Paul, Christopher (-)
Other Authors: Clark, Colin P., Grill, Beth
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND National Defence Research Institute 2010.
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Summary:Insurgency is the most prevalent form of armed conflict and the subject of countless studies, yet the U.S. military has only recently begun to review doctrine and training in this area. An examination of approaches to counterinsurgency from 30 recent resolved campaigns reveals, for example, that good COIN practices tend to ""run in packs"" and that the balance of selected good and bad practices perfectly predicts the outcome of a conflict.
Item Description:"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defence."
Physical Description:1 online resource (187 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781282940536
9786612940538
9780833050786