Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Iraq
- ISBN-10
- 0833036661
- ISBN-13
- 9780833036667
- Category
- Counterinsurgency
- Pages
- 28
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Author
- Bruce Hoffman
Description
For 50 years, the United States has had ill-fated experiences in effectively fighting insurgencies. In counterinsurgency terms, Vietnam and Iraq form two legs of a historically fraught triangle-with El Salvador providing the connecting leg. In light of this history, the author analyzes where the United States has gone wrong in Iraq; what unique challenges the conflict presents to coalition forces deployed there; and what light both shed on future counterinsurgency planning, operations, and requirements.
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