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War by other means : building complete and balanced capabilities for counterinsurgency /

The difficulties encountered by the United States in securing Iraq and Afghanistan despite years of effort and staggering costs raises the central question of the RAND Counterinsurgency Study: How should the United States improve its capabilities to counter insurgencies, particularly those that are...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gompert, David C.
Autor Corporativo: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Gordon, John, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., 2008.
Colección:Rand counterinsurgency study ; final rept.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The difficulties encountered by the United States in securing Iraq and Afghanistan despite years of effort and staggering costs raises the central question of the RAND Counterinsurgency Study: How should the United States improve its capabilities to counter insurgencies, particularly those that are heavily influenced by transnational terrorist movements and thus linked into a global jihadist network? This capstone volume to the study draws on other reports in the series as well as an examination of 89 insurgencies since World War II, an analysis of the new challenges posed by what is becoming.
Notas:"RAND National Defense Research Institute."
"MG-595/2-OSD"--Page 4 of cover
Descripción Física:1 online resource (lxiii, 453 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-453).
ISBN:9780833045836
0833045830