U.S. Marines and irregular warfare, 1898-2007 : anthology and selected bibliography
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (ix, 343 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
remote - Publisher: Quantico, Virginia : Marine Corps University, United States Marine Corps, 2008.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "PCN 645560205." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-339). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part VIII. Islamism, Islamists, and insurgency: A clash of systems : an analytical framework to demystify the radical Islamist threat / Andrew Harvey, Ian Sullivan, and Ralph Groves. The concept and practice of jihad in Islam / Michael G. Knapp -- Part IX. Afghanistan: Understanding the Taliban and insurgency in Afghanistan / Thomas H. Johnson and M. Chris Mason. Afghanistan four years on : an assessment / Sean M. Maloney -- Part X. Iraq: Assessing Irag's Sunni Arab insurgency / Michael Eisenstadt and Jeffrey White. Insurgency and counterinsurgency in Iraq / Steven Metz -- Part XI. Combined joint task force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and the Horn of Africa: Around the Horn / David J. Danelo. The war on terrorism in the Horn of Africa / Tom Dubs. Recognizing Somaliland : forward step in countering terrorism? / Kurt Shillinger. Fighting terrorism in East Africa and the Horn / David H. Shinn. |
Summary, etc.: | Product Description: Since the tragic events of 9/11 and the consequent advent of the Global War on Terrorism, there has been a remarkable surge of interest in counterinsurgency. This anthology presents 27 articles on counterinsurgency and irregular warfare, particularly highlighting and examining the U.S. Marine Corps' roles in conflicts from 1898 through 2007. It also includes an extensive bibliography of works on these conflicts. Continuing discussion and study of these subjects is of critical importance to the ongoing efforts of the United States and its allies in the Global War on Terrorism. The anthology is divided broadly into two halves: the first half presents historical examples of counterinsurgency involving the United States-from the Philippines and the "Banana Wars" up through Vietnam-while the second half addresses the nation's contemporary efforts in this regard. Articles cover the situations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa. The selected bibliography addresses a broad range of subjects: on higher-end operational/strategic level of war considerations, on geopolitical context, and on a varied array of related topics-political theory, historical case studies, failed states, cultural studies and analysis, and many others-that all provide context or play a role in conducting a counterinsurgency and achieving success in the realm of irregular warfare. Colonel Stephen S. Evans, USMCR, researched and compiled this work as a field historian with the Marine Corps History Division. He has experience at various operational levels, both joint and multinational, in CONUS and overseas, and has performed duty with all three MEFs, MARFORLANT, MARFOREUR, and U.S. forces in Korea. He has also held a range of positions in administrative and educational roles at Quantico and the Pentagon. Colonel Evans holds a doctorate in history from Temple University and has published two historical monographs. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from title page (viewed May 31, 2017). |
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Subject: | United States. Marine Corps History 20th century Irregular warfare History War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 |