The accidental guerrilla - David Kilcullen
fighting small wars in the midst of a big one
KORTE INHOUD
David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the surge."Now, in The Accidental Guerrilla, Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War on Terror. Kilcullen takes us "on the ground" to uncover the face of modern warfare, illuminating both the big global war (the "War on Terrorism") and its relation to the associated "small wars" across the globe: Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Chechnya, Pakistan and North Africa. Kilcullen sees today's conflicts as a complex pairing of contrasting trends: local social networks and worldwide movements; traditional and postmodern culture; local insurgencies seeking autonomy and a broader pan-Islamic campaign. He warns that America's actions in the war on terrorism have tended to conflate these tr...
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2009Uitgever: Oxford University Press384 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0195368347ISBN-13: 9780195368345Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Kilcullen, David] [Pagina's: 346] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Oxford University Press] [Jaar: 2009] [Titel: The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One]
