| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 346 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Prologue: West Java, December 1996 -- The accidental guerrilla -- "The crazies will kill them" : Afghanistan, 2006-2008 -- "The twenty-first day" : Iraq during the surge, 2007 -- "Terrain, tribes, and terrorists" : conflicts from Indonesia to Europe -- "Turning an elephant into a mouse" : beyond the War on Terrorism |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-340) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Guerrilla warfare.
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Counterinsurgency.
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Military history, Modern -- 20th century.
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Military history, Modern -- 21st century.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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guerrilla warfare.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Strategy.
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Counterinsurgency
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Guerrilla warfare
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Military history, Modern
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Military policy
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
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| Subject |
Iraq
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199709564 |
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0199709564 |
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9786611987114 |
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6611987118 |
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9781281987112 |
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1281987115 |
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