The Soul of Armies: Counterinsurgency Doctrine and Military Culture in the Us and UK

by Austin Long

Book Overview

For both the United States and United Kingdom counterinsurgency was a serious component of security policy during the Cold War and, along with counterterrorism, has been the greatest security challenge after September 11, 2001. In The Soul of Armies Austin Long compares and contrasts counterinsurgency operations during the Cold War and in recent years by three organizations: the US Army, the US Marine Corps, and the British Army.Long argues...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801453798
• ISBN13: 9780801453793
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher