Dirty Wars: A Century of Counterinsurgency by Robbins, Simon

Dirty Wars: A Century of Counterinsurgency

'Who is the enemy?' This is the question most asked in modern warfare; gone are the set-piece...
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Author: Simon Robbins
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Dirty Wars: A Century of Counterinsurgency by Robbins, Simon

Dirty Wars: A Century of Counterinsurgency

Dhs. 310.61

Dirty Wars: A Century of Counterinsurgency

Dhs. 310.61
Author: Simon Robbins
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
'Who is the enemy?' This is the question most asked in modern warfare; gone are the set-piece conventional battles of the past. Once seen as secondary to more traditional conflicts, irregular warfare (as modified and refashioned since the 1990s) now presents a major challenge to the state and the bureaucratic institutions which have dominated the twentieth century, and to the politicians and civil servants who formulate policy.Twenty-first-century conflict is dominated by counterinsurgency operations, where the enemy is almost indistinguishable from innocent civilians. Battles are gunfights in jungles, deserts and streets; winning 'hearts and minds' is as important as holding territory. From struggles in South Africa, the Philippines and Ireland to operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Chechnya, this book covers the strategy and doctrine of counterinsurgency, and the factors which ensure whether such operations are successful or not. Recent ignorance of central principles and the emergence of social media, which has shifted the odds in favour of the insurgent, have too often resulted in failure, leaving governments and their security forces embedded in a hostile population, immersed in costly and dangerous nation-building.

Author: Simon Robbins
Publisher: Spellmount Publishers
Published: 10/01/2017
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.72lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780752464114

About the Author
Simon Robbins is an archivist at the Imperial War Museum and the author of British Generalship During the Great War.


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