The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars

by David H. Ucko

Book Overview

Confronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has recognized the need to "re-learn" counterinsurgency. But how has the Department of Defense with its mixed efforts responded to this new strategic environment? Has it learned anything from past failures? In The New Counterinsurgency Era , David Ucko examines DoD's institutional obstacles and initially slow response to a changing strategic reality. Ucko also suggests how the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589014871
• ISBN13: 9781589014879
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher