{"product_id":"galula-in-algeria-9780313395758","title":"Galula in Algeria","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003eGiven 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. \u003ci\u003eGalula in Algeria: Counterinsurgency Practice versus Theory\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrench defense researcher Grégor Mathias compares each of the eight steps of Galula''s theory set out in \u003ci\u003eCounterinsurgency Warfare\u003c\/i\u003e against his practice of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e by David H. Ucko \u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMaps\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195190112599,"sku":"9780313395758","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780313395758.jpg?v=1763646686","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/galula-in-algeria-9780313395758","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}