The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual
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The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual by United States Army
Presents an approach to combat that emphasizes constant adaptation and learning, importance of decentralized decision making, the need to understand local politics and customs, and the role of intelligence in winning the support of the population. This manual emphasizes the paradoxical and counterintuitive nature of counterinsurgency operations.
"This is the definitive guide as to how the US. military plans to address what is likely to be the dominant form of warfare over the next decade." - Andrew Krepinevich, author of The Army and Vietnam "Surely a manual that's on the bedside table of the president, vice president, secretary of defense, 21 of 25 members of the Senate Armed Services Committee and many others deserves a place at your bedside too." - Lt. General David H. Petraeus"
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780226841519 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226841510 |
| Title | The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual |
| Author | United States Army |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2007-07-04 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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