Counterinsurgency Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War |
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Author:
| Porch, Douglas |
ISBN: | 978-1-107-02738-1 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $88.00 |
Book Description:
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Douglas Porch's sweeping history of counterinsurgency campaigns, ranging from nineteenth-century colonial conquests to General Petraeus' 'Surge' in Iraq, challenges the contemporary mythologising of counterinsurgency as a humane way of war. The reality, he reveals, is that 'hearts and minds' has never been a recipe for lasting stability.
Douglas Porch's sweeping history of counterinsurgency campaigns, ranging from nineteenth-century colonial conquests to General Petraeus' 'Surge' in Iraq, challenges the contemporary mythologising of counterinsurgency as a humane way of war. The reality, he reveals, is that 'hearts and minds' has never been a recipe for lasting stability.