Counterinsurgency, Security Forces, and the Identification Problem: Distinguishing Friend from Foe

ISBN-13: 9780367887346 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 236 str.

Jr. Magruder

Opis

This book provides a theory and empirical evidence for how security forces can identify militant suspects during counterinsurgency operations, and makes uses of three detailed case studies from US military interventions.

Spis treści

Preface 1. Revisiting Counterinsurgency: The Identification Problem 2. Explaining Insurgent Identification 3. Philippines Armed Forces, Huk Rebellion 4. Marine Corps Combined Action Program, Vietnam 5. American Special Operations Forces, Iraq 6. Conclusion

O autorze

Daniel L. Magruder, Jr holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago, USA, and is currently Commander, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Dupont, Wasington, USA.