New Counterinsurgency Era - Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars

Informationen zum Autor David H. Ucko is an assistant professor at the College of International Security Affairs (CISA)! at the National Defense University in Washington DC! and an adjunct fellow at the Department of War Studies! King's College London. Klappentext Confronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan! the US 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? This title examines DoD's institutional obstacles and initially slow response to a changing strategic reality. Zusammenfassung Confronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan! the US 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? This title examines DoD's institutional obstacles and initially slow response to a changing strategic reality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction 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

Product details

• Authors: David H. Ucko, Ucko David H.
• Assisted by: John A. Nagl (Foreword)
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.07.2009
• EAN: 9781589014886
• ISBN: 978-1-58901-488-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; USA, HISTORY / Military / United States, United States of America, USA, Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare, Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Guerrilla Warfare