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The New Counterinsurgency Era. Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars.
David H. Ucko
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Description for The New Counterinsurgency Era. Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars.
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Confronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. 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? Has it learned anything from past failures? In "The New Counterinsurgency Era", David Ucko examines DoD's institutional obstacles and initially slow response to a changing strategic reality. Ucko also suggests how the military can better prepare for the unique challenges of modern warfare, where it is charged with everything from providing security to supporting reconstruction to establishing basic governance - all while stabilizing conquered territory and ... Read more
Confronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. 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? Has it learned anything from past failures? In "The New Counterinsurgency Era", David Ucko examines DoD's institutional obstacles and initially slow response to a changing strategic reality. Ucko also suggests how the military can better prepare for the unique challenges of modern warfare, where it is charged with everything from providing security to supporting reconstruction to establishing basic governance - all while stabilizing conquered territory and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589014879
SKU
V9781589014879
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About David H. Ucko
David H. Ucko is an associate 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.
Reviews for The New Counterinsurgency Era. Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars.
In compiling the developments of this latest chapter in the US military's doctrinal history, Ucko provides a useful and timely analysis. International Affairs An invaluable resource for anyone who wants to understand the halting, ambivalent and, as Ucko wisely notes, quite reversible evolution of the US military. Survival Ucko's thorough research and lively, uncompromising style make the case persuasively. RUSI ... Read more