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Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era)

  • Writer: Eric Johnson
    Eric Johnson
  • Oct 21
  • 1 min read

As a reader of counterinsurgency, and having written numerous fictional stories on what I thought was effective counterinsurgency, I was largely incorrect in some respects, stemming from my personal experiences in Iraq in 2004 and Afghanistan in 2008. Many of the things we did as a nation were not the right way to do things, but despite our intentions, we continued to fail. It's not always wanton destruction of a host nation, but the amount of mistakes and missteps that we encountered during Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq. There were notable issues that sparked the ire of those being "liberated" and others. The reason I bring this up is that the author has served in numerous counterinsurgency campaigns and offers valuable insights into how to prosecute them effectively and reliably. Things that some people need to consider before acting.



 
 
 

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