Counter-insurgency: Lessons from History by Ian F Beckett

Counter-insurgency: Lessons from History by Ian F Beckett

Insurgencies are at the centre of most of the conflicts that confront the modern world, and they have been since the Second World War. Leading armies across the globe have well-developed strategies for fighting counterinsurgency campaigns which are continually adjusted and refined as a result of direct experience gained in the field. Understanding this experience and learning the right lessons from it are essential as new insurgencies break out. Perhaps this is especially important today in the wake of the attacks on America and the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that is why this new edition of a pioneering survey of the subject, first published 25 years ago, is of such immediate relevance today. Editors Ian Beckett and John Pimlott brought together a team of expert contributors who provided an international overview of counter-insurgency strategies and techniques as they were perceived and put into practice a generation ago.This historical survey, which covers irregular warfare in countries as widely separated as Chad, Vietnam, Uruguay and Mozambique, will be fascinating reading for anyone studying insurgencies and the armed response to them.

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ISBN 13	9781848843967
ISBN 10	1848843968
Title	Counter-insurgency: Lessons from History
Author	Ian F Beckett
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2011-08-01
Number of pages	240
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