The Resource The soul of armies : counterinsurgency doctrine and military culture in the US and UK, Austin Long
The soul of armies : counterinsurgency doctrine and military culture in the US and UK, Austin Long
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- Summary
- 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 that the formative experiences of these three organizations as they professionalized in the nineteenth century has produced distinctive organizational cultures that shape operations. Combining archival research on counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam and Kenya with the author's personal experience as a civilian advisor to the military in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Soul of Armies demonstrates that the US Army has persistently conducted counterinsurgency operations in a very different way from either the US Marine Corps or the British Army. These differences in conduct have serious consequences, affecting the likelihood of success, the potential for civilian casualties and collateral damage, and the ability to effectively support host nation governments. Long concludes counterinsurgency operations are at best only a partial explanation for success or failure
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- Military doctrine and the challenge of counterinsurgency
- Culture, doctrine and military professionalization
- "The habits and usages of war": U.S. army professionalization, 1865-1962
- From the halls of Montezuma: Marine Corps professionalization, 1865-1960
- A family of regiments: British Army professionalization,1856-1948
- "A nasty, untidy mess": U.S. counterinsurgency in Vietnam, 1960-1971
- A natural experiment in I Corps, 1966-1968
- Out of Africa: British Army counterinsurgency in Kenya,1952-1956
- Counterinsurgency in the land of two rivers: the Americans and British in Iraq, 2003-2008
- Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, 2003-2011
- Isbn
- 9781501703911
- Label
- The soul of armies : counterinsurgency doctrine and military culture in the US and UK
- Title
- The soul of armies
- Title remainder
- counterinsurgency doctrine and military culture in the US and UK
- Statement of responsibility
- Austin Long
- Subject
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- Counterinsurgency
- Electronic books
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Armed Forces | Attitudes
- HISTORY -- Military | Other
- Military doctrine
- Military doctrine -- Great Britain
- Military doctrine -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science
- United States
- United States -- Armed Forces | Attitudes
- Armed Forces -- Attitudes
- Counterinsurgency
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 that the formative experiences of these three organizations as they professionalized in the nineteenth century has produced distinctive organizational cultures that shape operations. Combining archival research on counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam and Kenya with the author's personal experience as a civilian advisor to the military in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Soul of Armies demonstrates that the US Army has persistently conducted counterinsurgency operations in a very different way from either the US Marine Corps or the British Army. These differences in conduct have serious consequences, affecting the likelihood of success, the potential for civilian casualties and collateral damage, and the ability to effectively support host nation governments. Long concludes counterinsurgency operations are at best only a partial explanation for success or failure
- Cataloging source
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Long, Austin G
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Cornell studies in security affairs
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Military doctrine
- Military doctrine
- Counterinsurgency
- United States
- Great Britain
- HISTORY
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Armed Forces
- Counterinsurgency
- Military doctrine
- Great Britain
- United States
- Label
- The soul of armies : counterinsurgency doctrine and military culture in the US and UK, Austin Long
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
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- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Military doctrine and the challenge of counterinsurgency -- Culture, doctrine and military professionalization -- "The habits and usages of war": U.S. army professionalization, 1865-1962 -- From the halls of Montezuma: Marine Corps professionalization, 1865-1960 -- A family of regiments: British Army professionalization,1856-1948 -- "A nasty, untidy mess": U.S. counterinsurgency in Vietnam, 1960-1971 -- A natural experiment in I Corps, 1966-1968 -- Out of Africa: British Army counterinsurgency in Kenya,1952-1956 -- Counterinsurgency in the land of two rivers: the Americans and British in Iraq, 2003-2008 -- Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, 2003-2011
- Control code
- ocn945976875
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781501703911
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt20dh5p2
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)945976875
- Label
- The soul of armies : counterinsurgency doctrine and military culture in the US and UK, Austin Long
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Military doctrine and the challenge of counterinsurgency -- Culture, doctrine and military professionalization -- "The habits and usages of war": U.S. army professionalization, 1865-1962 -- From the halls of Montezuma: Marine Corps professionalization, 1865-1960 -- A family of regiments: British Army professionalization,1856-1948 -- "A nasty, untidy mess": U.S. counterinsurgency in Vietnam, 1960-1971 -- A natural experiment in I Corps, 1966-1968 -- Out of Africa: British Army counterinsurgency in Kenya,1952-1956 -- Counterinsurgency in the land of two rivers: the Americans and British in Iraq, 2003-2008 -- Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, 2003-2011
- Control code
- ocn945976875
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781501703911
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt20dh5p2
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)945976875
Subject
- Counterinsurgency
- Electronic books
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Armed Forces | Attitudes
- HISTORY -- Military | Other
- Military doctrine
- Military doctrine -- Great Britain
- Military doctrine -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science
- United States
- United States -- Armed Forces | Attitudes
- Armed Forces -- Attitudes
- Counterinsurgency
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