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  • 1
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,
    UID:
    almahu_9947414798402882
    Format: 1 online resource (xiii, 434 pages) : , digital, PDF file(s).
    ISBN: 9781139226301 (ebook)
    Content: Counterinsurgency has staked its claim in the new century as the new American way of war. Yet, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have revived a historical debate about the costs - monetary, political and moral - of operations designed to eliminate insurgents and build nations. Today's counterinsurgency proponents point to 'small wars' past to support their view that the enemy is 'biddable' if the correct tactical formulas are applied. Douglas Porch's sweeping history of counterinsurgency campaigns carried out by the three 'providential nations' of France, Britain and the United States, ranging from nineteenth-century colonial conquests to General Petraeus' 'Surge' in Iraq, challenges the contemporary mythologising of counterinsurgency as a humane way of war. The reality, he reveals, is that 'hearts and minds' has never been a recipe for lasting stability and that past counterinsurgency campaigns have succeeded not through state-building but by shattering and dividing societies while unsettling civil-military relations.
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). , A "happy combination of clemency with firmness": the small wars prologue -- The road from Sedan -- The paroxysms of imperial might in the shadow of the Great war -- From Tipperary to Tel Aviv: British counterinsurgency in the World War II era -- From small wars to la guerre subversive: the radicalization and collapse of French counterinsurgency -- Vietnam, counterinsurgency, and the American way of war -- "A conspiracy of heroes": revolution and counterinsurgency in Latin America -- Building the "most successful counterinsurgency school": COIN as the British way of war -- Britain's Thirty Years' War in Northern Ireland -- Vietnam with a happy ending: Iraq and "the surge" -- Conclusion.
    Additional Edition: Print version: ISBN 9781107027381
    Language: English
    URL: Volltext  (URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
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  • 2
    Book
    Book
    Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press
    UID:
    gbv_1603982876
    Format: XIII, 434 S. , Ill., Kt. , 23 cm
    ISBN: 9781107699847 , 9781107027381
    Note: Includes bibliographical references , 1. A 'happy combination of clemency with firmness': The small wars prologue 1. - 2. The road from Sedan 41. - 3. The paroxysms of imperial might in the shadow of the Great War 79. - 4. From Tipperary to Tel Aviv: British counterinsurgency in the World War II era 123. - 5. From small wars to La Guerre Subversive. The radicalization and collapse of French counterinsurgency 153. - 6. Vietnam, counterinsurgency, and the American way of war 201. - 7. 'A conspiracy of heroes' - revolution and counterinsurgency in Latin America 224. - 8. Building the 'most successful counterinsurgency school' - COIN as the British way of war 246. - 9. Britain's thirty years' war in Northern Ireland 268. - 10. Vietnam with a happy ending: Iraq and 'The Surge' 289 , A "happy combination of clemency with firmness." The small wars prologueThe road from Sedan -- The paroxysms of imperial might in the shadow of the Great war -- From Tipperary to Tel Aviv: British counterinsurgency in the shadow of World War II -- From small wars to la guerre subversive. The radicalization and collapse of French counterinsurgency -- Vietnam, counterinsurgency, and the American way of war -- "A conspiracy of heroes" - Revolution and counterinsurgency in Latin America -- Building the "most successful counter-insurgency school" - COIN as the British way of war -- Britain's thirty years' war in Northern Ireland -- Vietnam with a happy ending - Iraq and "the surge" -- Conclusion. , A "happy combination of clemency with firmness." The small wars prologue -- The road from Sedan -- The paroxysms of imperial might in the shadow of the Great war -- From Tipperary to Tel Aviv: British counterinsurgency in the shadow of World War II -- From small wars to la guerre subversive. The radicalization and collapse of French counterinsurgency -- Vietnam, counterinsurgency, and the American way of war -- "A conspiracy of heroes" - Revolution and counterinsurgency in Latin America -- Building the "most successful counter-insurgency school" - COIN as the British way of war -- Britain's thirty years' war in Northern Ireland -- Vietnam with a happy ending - Iraq and "the surge" -- Conclusion.
    Language: English
    Subjects: Political Science
    RVK:
    Keywords: Aufstand ; Bekämpfung ; Begrenzter Krieg ; Kriegführung ; Geschichte 1793-2010 ; Kriegsgeschichtliches Beispiel
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  • 3
    Book
    Book
    Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge University Press
    UID:
    kobvindex_ZMS08156175
    Format: XIII, 434 Seiten , Ill., Kt.
    ISBN: 9781107027381 , 9781107699847
    Content: Der Autor bietet zunächst einen Überblick über die kleinen auch asymmetrischen Kriege des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Terrormaßnahmen der Länder Frankreich, Großbritannien und USA. Vor allem geht es ihm um die Terrorbekämpfung, die sich durch Unterdrückung der Ureinwohner, der indigenen Bevölkerung des Landes auszeichnete. Mit den Kriegen des 21 Jahrhunderts, vor allem in Afghanistan und im Irak, zeigte sich zusätzlich, dass die Folgenkosten einer militärischen Invasion für eine Gesellschaft, ihre Wirtschaft und Politik enorm hoch sind. Von daher tendieren Politik und Militärs heute dazu, kleine Kriege für die Wahrung ihrer nationalen Interessen zu unternehmen. Hierzu aber bedarf es einer strategischen, operativen wie taktischen Vorbereitung, die die Lage des Landes kennt und berücksichtigt. Dabei zeigt sich, und das ist die Erfahrung der Soldaten aus den verschiedenen Kriegen des frühen 21. Jahrhunderts, das es wenig gebracht hat, die Herzen und Köpfe der Bevölkerung zu gewinnen, weil auch sie nicht die Stabilität im Land gewähren können. Nur, indem die Zivilbevölkerung zerrüttet und geteilt, während die zivilmilitärischen Beziehungen gestört sind, können die eigenen Interessen in einem fremden Land gewahrt werden.
    Content: Counterinsurgency has staked its claim in the new century as the new American way of war. Yet, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have revived a historical debate about the costs - monetary, political and moral - of operations designed to eliminate insurgents and build nations. Today's counterinsurgency proponents point to 'small wars' past to support their view that the enemy is 'biddable' if the correct tactical formulas are applied. Douglas Porch's sweeping history of counterinsurgency campaigns carried out by the three 'providential nations' of France, Britain and the United States, ranging from nineteenth-century colonial conquests to General Petraeus' 'Surge' in Iraq, challenges the contemporary mythologising of counterinsurgency as a humane way of war. The reality, he reveals, is that 'hearts and minds' has never been a recipe for lasting stability and that past counterinsurgency campaigns have succeeded not through state-building but by shattering and dividing societies while unsettling civil-military relations. (AUT)
    Language: English
    Keywords: Kriegsgeschichtliches Beispiel
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    Book
    Book
    Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,
    UID:
    almafu_BV040691004
    Format: xiii, 434 Seiten : , Illustrationen.
    Edition: First published
    ISBN: 978-1-107-69984-7 , 978-1-107-02738-1
    Note: Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
    Language: English
    Subjects: Political Science
    RVK:
    Keywords: Kleinkrieg ; Aufstand ; Bekämpfung ; Fallstudiensammlung
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