Counterinsurgency / David Kilcullen
- Bib ID:
- 8038945
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- Author:
- Kilcullen, David, author
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- Description:
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- Carlton North : Scribe Publications Pty Ltd., 2010
- Melbourne : Scribe, [2010]
- 1 online resource.
- ISBN:
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- 1921753242
- 9781921753244
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- EBL ebooks online
- Summary:
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David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A senior advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war powerfully influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement 'the Surge', now recognised as a dramatic success. In Counterinsurgency, Kilcullen brings together his most salient writings on this key topic. At the heart of the book is his legendary 'Twenty-Eight Articles', in which he shows company leaders how to practise counterinsurgency in the real world, 'at night, with the GPS down, the media criticizing you, the locals complaining in a language you don't understand, and an unseen enemy killing your people by ones and twos'. Reading this piece is like reading a modern-day Sun Tzu - in such pithy adages as 'Rank is nothing: talent is everything' or 'Train the squad leaders - then trust them', Kilcullen offers advice that any leader would be wise to consider. The other pieces in this book include Kilcullen's pioneering study of counterinsurgency in Indonesia, his ten-point plan for 'the Surge' in Iraq, and his frank look at the problems in Afghanistan. He concludes with a new strategic approach to the 'War on Terror', arguing that counterinsurgency rather than traditional counterterrorism may offer the best approach to defeating global jihad. Counterinsurgency is a picture of modern warfare by someone who has had his boots on the ground in some of today's worst trouble spots - including Iraq and Afghanistan - and who has been studying the topic since 1995. Filled with down-to-earth, common-sense insights, this book is indispensable for all those who are interested in making sense of our world in an age of terror. Follows on from Kilcullen's bestselling The Accidental Guerrilla which has bookscanned 7500+ copies and has been reprinted twice. Counterinsurgency includes a completely revised and updated edition of his 2006 cult classic The Twenty-Eight Articles: fundamentals of company-level counterinsurgency. What you could call The Art of War for counterinsurgency strategy in the 21st Century. Includes four framing chapters that cover tactical case studies from Indonesia, East Timor, Afghanistan and a chapter examining global perspectives. The appendix includes the key principles of the hugely successful Surge campaign of 2007 in Iraq. Will appeal to readers interested in military history, warfare, current affairs, politics and serving members of the Australian Defence Force.
- Full contents:
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- Contents; Preface; Introduction: Understanding Insurgency and Counterinsurgency; Part 1: A Ground-Level Perspective; Introduction to the Expanded and Annotated "Twenty-Eight Articles"; 1. Twenty-Eight Articles: Fundamentals of Company-level Counterinsurgency; 2. Measuring Progress in Afghanistan; Introduction to "Globalization and the Development of Indonesian Counterinsurgency Tactics"; 3. Globalization and the Development of Indonesian Counterinsurgency Tactics; Introduction to "Reflections on the Engagement at Motaain Bridge"
- 4. Reflections on the Engagement at Motaain Bridge, 10 October 19995. Deiokes and the Taliban: Local Governance, Bottom-up State Formation, and the Rule of Law in Counterinsurgency; Part 2: A Global Perspective; 6. Countering Global Insurgency; Notes; Index.
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- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record
- Subject:
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- War on Terrorism (2001-2009)
- Command of troops
- Counterinsurgency
- Guerrilla warfare
- Military art and science
- Military history, Modern -- 20th century
- Military history, Modern -- 21st century
- Military policy
- Terrorism -- Prevention
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Military Science
- Defence strategy, planning & research
- History - Military - Strategy
- History / Military / Afghan War (2001-)
- History / Military / Iraq War (2003-2011)
- Military history, Modern
- Military history
- Military tactics
- Terrorismbekämpning
- Upprorsbekämpning
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- Scribe
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- Publication date:
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