A fascinating discussion of the development of counterinsurgency by experts in the field.

Throughout history armies of occupation and civil power have been faced with the challenges of insurgency. British and American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has highlighted this form of conflict in the modern world.
Armies have had to adopt new doctrines and tactics to deal with the problems of insurgency and diverse counterinsurgency strategies have been developed. Here, fourteen authors examine the development of counterinsurgency from the early 20th century to the present.
Including information on the Arab-Israeli conflict, Afghanistan and Iraq this book is a timely and accessible survey of a critical facet of modern warfare. This new paperback edition features a revised introduction, updated chapters on Iraq and Afghanistan and a completely new chapter on Columbia by expert Thomas Marks.

Daniel Marston is a Research Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University and a Visiting Fellow with the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War. Dr Marston was responsible for overseeing the counterinsurgency modules for Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the British Army. In 2005 he was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Carter Malkasian directs the Small Wars Program at the Center for Naval Analyses. He completed his doctorate in the history of war at Oxford University.

Contributors
Introduction
1 In Aid of the Civil Power: Britain, Ireland and Palestine 1916-48 by Professor Charles Townshend
2 Counterinsurgency in the Philippines 1898-1954 by Professor Anthony James Joes
3 Few Carrots and a Lot of Sticks: German Anti-Partisan Warfare in World War Two by Dr Peter Lieb
4 French Imperial Warfare 1945-62 by Professor Douglas Porch
5 From Search and Destroy to Hearts and Minds: The Evolution of British Strategy in Malaya 1948-60 by Professor Richard Stubbs
6 Counterinsurgency in Vietnam: American Organizational Culture and Learning by Dr John A. Nagl
7 Red Wolves and British Lions: The Conflict in Aden by Jonathan Walker
8 Britain's Longest War: Northern Ireland 1967-2007 by Colonel Richard Iron
9 The British Counterinsurgency Campaign in Dhofar 1965-75 by Professor Ian F. W. Beckett
10 Countering the Chimurenga: The Rhodesian Counterinsurgency Campaign 1962-80 by Dr J. R. T. Wood
11 Regaining the Initiative: Colombia Versus the Farc Insurgency by Dr Thomas A. Marks
12 The Israel Defense Forces and the Al-Aqsa Intifada: When Tactical Virtuosity Meets Strategic Disappointment by Dr Sergio Catignani
13 Realizing the Extent of Our Errors and Forging the Road Ahead: Afghanistan 2001-2010 by Dr Daniel Marston
14 Counterinsurgency in Iraq: May 2003-January 2010 by Dr Carter Malkasian
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index