The U.S. Army's official guide to counterguerrilla operations.
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The Army's official handbook on how to fight guerrilla insurgencies.
The U.S. Army has studied every condition under which it may be called into action, and the possibility of a guerrilla insurgency is no exception. As many have noted, the United States military will likely engage in more small- and medium- scale hostilities against guerrillas than in classic Cold War European Theater scenarios. Available here for the first time is the Army's official document on guerrilla insurgencies-such as the insurgency in Iraq-and how to deal with them.
The U.S. Army Counterguerrilla Operations Handbook identifies what constitutes an insurgency, the conditions that foster insurgencies, likely insurgents, and the overall goals of insurgent groups. It then goes on to describe in detail the specifics of how to overcome guerrilla operations in conventional and unconventional conflicts, including:
Vulnerable populations
Offensive and defensive operations
How to counter common guerrilla tactics
Reconnaissance, surveillance, and intelligence
Tunnel combat and hit-and-run ambushes
Smoke, flame, herbicides, and riot control agents
Civil disturbances and searches
Psychological operations
In addition, the handbook describes how strategic and political considerations can outweigh military considerations, and gives guidance on when the military's mission is accomplished.
The U.S. Army has studied every condition under which it may be called into action, and the possibility of a guerrilla insurgency is no exception. As many have noted, the United States military will likely engage in more small- and medium- scale hostilities against guerrillas than in classic Cold War European Theater scenarios. Available here for the first time is the Army's official document on guerrilla insurgencies-such as the insurgency in Iraq-and how to deal with them.
The U.S. Army Counterguerrilla Operations Handbook identifies what constitutes an insurgency, the conditions that foster insurgencies, likely insurgents, and the overall goals of insurgent groups. It then goes on to describe in detail the specifics of how to overcome guerrilla operations in conventional and unconventional conflicts, including:
Vulnerable populations
Offensive and defensive operations
How to counter common guerrilla tactics
Reconnaissance, surveillance, and intelligence
Tunnel combat and hit-and-run ambushes
Smoke, flame, herbicides, and riot control agents
Civil disturbances and searches
Psychological operations
In addition, the handbook describes how strategic and political considerations can outweigh military considerations, and gives guidance on when the military's mission is accomplished.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not of general interest,
By E. M. Van Court "Van, emvc (at) lycos.com" (Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE)
This review is from: U.S. Army Counterguerrilla Operations Handbook (Paperback)
The more common interest these days is counter-insurgency, and the big picture of what is going on in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places around the world. This is very much the fine detail and not the big picture, like The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual.For what it is, it is good. It is small unit tactics for fighting organized irregular units. It is not about hunting the criminals who plant bombs and murder civilians, but about the units that have a command structure, wage hit-and-run warfare, and rate recognition under the Geneva Accords rather than engage in terrorism. Run of the mill stuff, ambushes, counter ambushes, raids, etc. It's specialized, and good within its limits, but very limited. E. M. Van Court
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