The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1626544247 ISBN 13: 9781626544246

Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, 2015

Synopsis

Counterinsurgency operations generally have been neglected in broader American military doctrine and national security policies since the end of the Vietnam War over 40 years ago. This manual is designed to reverse that trend. It is also designed to merge traditional approaches to counterinsurgency (COIN) with the realities of a new international arena shaped by technological advances, globalization, and the spread of extremist ideologies-some of them claiming the authority of religious faith. This field manual establishes a framework for military operations in a COIN environment based on lessons learned from previous counterinsurgencies and contemporary operations, as well as existing interim doctrine and doctrine recently developed.

This is a comprehensive manual that details every aspect of a successful counterinsurgency operation from intelligence to leadership to diplomacy. It also includes several useful appendices that provide key supplementary material.

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0;Just in time for the renewal of the war debate in Congress, the University of Chicago Press has released" The U.S. Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual," . . . It7;s a nifty volume, not only because it gives you a sense of what our most highly regarded military theorists are thinking but because sometimes what they7;re thinking is the last thing you7;d expect. Especially interesting is a section called ''Paradoxes of Counterinsurgency Operations, '' which tells us: ''Sometimes doing nothing is the best reaction'' and ''Sometimes, the more force is used, the less effective it is.''1;2;David L. Ulin," Los Angeles Times"
-- David L. Ulin "Los Angeles Times" (07/13/2007)

0;The book to begin with in looking for a revised 21st-century strategy [in our war on terror] is, unexpectedly, the landmark" U.S. Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual," It was released as a government document in December 2006, but owing to its enormous popularity . . . it has now been published by a university press, with a provocative, highly readable new foreword and introduction that testify to the manual7;s 6;paradigm-shattering7; content. . . . Sarah Sewall, a former Pentagon official who teaches at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard . . . has contributed an introduction that should be required reading for anybody who wants to understand the huge demands effective counterinsurgency will place on the military and the voting public."2;Samantha Power, "New York Times" -- Samantha Power "New York Times" (07/29/2007)

"An attempt by our military to redefine itself in the aftermath of 9/11 and the new world of international terrorism, [the Manual] will play a vital role in American military campaigns for years to come."

"[This] book has helped make counterinsurgency part of the zeitgeist. It has become a coffee-table staple in Washington. . . . In short, this is not your parents' military field manual."--Colin H. Kahl "Foreign Affairs "

The book to begin with in looking for a revised 21st-century strategy [in our war on terror] is, unexpectedly, the landmark" U.S. Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual." It was released as a government document in December 2006, but owing to its enormous popularity . . . it has now been published by a university press, with a provocative, highly readable new foreword and introduction that testify to the manual s paradigm-shattering content. . . . Sarah Sewall, a former Pentagon official who teaches at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard . . . has contributed an introduction that should be required reading for anybody who wants to understand the huge demands effective counterinsurgency will place on the military and the voting public." Samantha Power, "New York Times"--Samantha Power"New York Times" (07/29/2007)"

Just in time for the renewal of the war debate in Congress, the University of Chicago Press has released" The U.S. Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual." . . . It s a nifty volume, not only because it gives you a sense of what our most highly regarded military theorists are thinking but because sometimes what they re thinking is the last thing you d expect. Especially interesting is a section called 'Paradoxes of Counterinsurgency Operations, ' which tells us: 'Sometimes doing nothing is the best reaction' and 'Sometimes, the more force is used, the less effective it is.' David L./i>
--David L. Ulin"Los Angeles Times" (07/13/2007)"

"The book to begin with in looking for a revised 21st-century strategy [in our war on terror] is, unexpectedly, the landmark U.S. Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual. It was released as a government document in December 2006, but owing to its enormous popularity . . . it has now been published by a university press, with a provocative, highly readable new foreword and introduction that testify to the manual's 'paradigm-shattering' content. . . . Sarah Sewall, a former Pentagon official who teaches at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard . . . has contributed an introduction that should be required reading for anybody who wants to understand the huge demands effective counterinsurgency will place on the military and the voting public."--Samantha Power, New York Times--Samantha Power"New York Times" (07/29/2007)

"Just in time for the renewal of the war debate in Congress, the University of Chicago Press has released The U.S. Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual. . . . It's a nifty volume, not only because it gives you a sense of what our most highly regarded military theorists are thinking but because sometimes what they're thinking is the last thing you'd expect. Especially interesting is a section called 'Paradoxes of Counterinsurgency Operations, ' which tells us: 'Sometimes doing nothing is the best reaction' and 'Sometimes, the more force is used, the less effective it is.'"--David L./i>

--David L. Ulin"Los Angeles Times" (07/13/2007)

"The military doctrine set forth in our field manual matters, but because it is usually only available to those in the military, it is not widely known or available outside that small audience. . . . By publishing the new Army/Marine Corps counterinsurgency field manual, the U. of C. is correcting that situation with this, probably the most important piece of doctrine written in the past 20 years. . . . It is also, probably, the single most important document one can read to make sense out of what is happening in Iraq and Afghanistan."

--Robert Bateman "Chicago Tribune "

"Just in time for the renewal of the war debate in Congress, the University of Chicago Press has released The U.S. Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual. . . . It's a nifty volume, not only because it gives you a sense of what our most highly regarded military theorists are thinking but because sometimes what they're thinking is the last thing you'd expect. Especially interesting is a section called 'Paradoxes of Counterinsurgency Operations, ' which tells us: 'Sometimes doing nothing is the best reaction' and 'Sometimes, the more force is used, the less effective it is.'"--David L./I>

--David L. Ulin"Los Angeles Times" (07/13/2007)

Edition details

• Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1626544247
• ISBN 13: 9781626544246
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 244