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Democratic Counterinsurgents
William Patterson
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Description for Democratic Counterinsurgents
Hardback. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPHV; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
This book explores the ways in which democracies can win counterinsurgencies when they implement a proper strategy. At a time when the USA is retrenching from two bungled foreign wars that involved deadly insurgent uprisings, this is a particularly important argument. Succumbing to the trauma of those engagements and drawing the wrong conclusions about counterinsurgency can only lead to further defeat in the future. Rather than assuming that counterinsurgency is ineffective, it is crucial to understand that a conventional response to an insurgent challenge is likely to fail. Counterinsurgency must be applied from the beginning, and if done properly can ... Read more
This book explores the ways in which democracies can win counterinsurgencies when they implement a proper strategy. At a time when the USA is retrenching from two bungled foreign wars that involved deadly insurgent uprisings, this is a particularly important argument. Succumbing to the trauma of those engagements and drawing the wrong conclusions about counterinsurgency can only lead to further defeat in the future. Rather than assuming that counterinsurgency is ineffective, it is crucial to understand that a conventional response to an insurgent challenge is likely to fail. Counterinsurgency must be applied from the beginning, and if done properly can ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
Series
Rethinking Political Violence
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137600592
SKU
V9781137600592
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About William Patterson
William Patterson earned his PhD in International Studies from Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA. He previously served a tour in Afghanistan with the US Army’s Human Terrain System conducting socio-cultural research in furtherance of the USA counterinsurgency strategy. He is a graduate of the US Army’s Counterinsurgency Leaders Course. He has published articles in a variety of scholarly journals, and ... Read more
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