The U.S. Government and the Apache Indians, 1871-1876: A Case Study in Counterinsurgency

by U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and United States Army Command and General Staff College

Many historians contend that the U.S. Government's first real experience in countering an insurgency came during the Philippine Insurrection of 1899; and they classify previous conflicts with the American Indians as limited "wars of conquest."In fact, the long struggle between the government and the Apache Indians stemmed from complex social, political and economic factors, and bears all the earmarks of a traditional, or secessionist, insurgency...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1522838244
• ISBN13: 9781522838241
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"