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This groundbreaking investigation uncovers serious mismatches between David Galula''s counterinsurgency practice in Algeria and his counterinsurgency theorythe foundation of current U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Given the centrality of David Galula''s theory to U.S. Counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is striking that there has been no independent evaluation of Galula''s recollection of his COIN operations in Algeria. Galula in Algeria: Counterinsurgency Practice versus Theory delivers just such an analysis, exploring the colonial French counter-insurrectionary theoretical milieu of which Galula''s COIN theory was a part, the influence of Galula''s theory on U.S. COIN doctrine, and the current views of Galula''s theory in France and other NATO countries.

French defense researcher Grégor Mathias compares each of the eight steps of Galula''s theory set out in Counterinsurgency Warfare against his practice of

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Foreword by David H. Ucko Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1 David Galula and the Djebel Aïssa Mimoun Subdistrict 2 The Eight Steps of Counterinsurgency at Djebel Aïssa Mimoun 3 David Galula and Media Counterinsurgency 4 Counterinsurgency at Djebel Aïssa Mimoun after Galula: "A Slow Deterioration" 5 David Galula and the Battle of the Airwaves (1958–1962) Conclusion Maps Notes Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
      Publication Date: 10/5/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780313395758, 978-0313395758
      ISBN10: 0313395756
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This groundbreaking investigation uncovers serious mismatches between David Galula''s counterinsurgency practice in Algeria and his counterinsurgency theorythe foundation of current U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine in Iraq and Afghanistan.
      Given the centrality of David Galula''s theory to U.S. Counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is striking that there has been no independent evaluation of Galula''s recollection of his COIN operations in Algeria. Galula in Algeria: Counterinsurgency Practice versus Theory delivers just such an analysis, exploring the colonial French counter-insurrectionary theoretical milieu of which Galula''s COIN theory was a part, the influence of Galula''s theory on U.S. COIN doctrine, and the current views of Galula''s theory in France and other NATO countries.

      French defense researcher Grégor Mathias compares each of the eight steps of Galula''s theory set out in Counterinsurgency Warfare against his practice of

      Table of Contents
      Foreword by David H. Ucko Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1 David Galula and the Djebel Aïssa Mimoun Subdistrict 2 The Eight Steps of Counterinsurgency at Djebel Aïssa Mimoun 3 David Galula and Media Counterinsurgency 4 Counterinsurgency at Djebel Aïssa Mimoun after Galula: "A Slow Deterioration" 5 David Galula and the Battle of the Airwaves (1958–1962) Conclusion Maps Notes Bibliography Index

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