The insurgents : David Petraeus and the plot to change the American way of war
Description
The inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars who changed the way the Pentagon does business and the American military fights wars, against fierce resistance from within their own ranks.
Subjects
Petraeus, David Howell.
Counterinsurgency -- United States -- History.
Strategic culture -- United States -- History.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Counterinsurgency -- Iraq -- History -- 21st century.
Counterinsurgency -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns.
Afghan War, 2001- -- Campaigns.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Officers -- Education.
United States -- Military policy -- Planning.
United States -- Military policy -- History.
Counterinsurgency -- United States -- History.
Strategic culture -- United States -- History.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Counterinsurgency -- Iraq -- History -- 21st century.
Counterinsurgency -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns.
Afghan War, 2001- -- Campaigns.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Officers -- Education.
United States -- Military policy -- Planning.
United States -- Military policy -- History.
- "What we need is an officer with three heads" -- "Another type of warfare" -- "Eating soup with a knife" -- Revolutions -- The insurgent at war -- The irregulars -- "Where's my counterinsurgency plan?" -- The Basin Harbor gang -- The directive -- The insurgent in the engine room of change -- The workshop -- Hearts & minds -- "Clear, hold, and build" -- "We are pulling in different directions" -- The field manual -- The surge -- Awakenings -- The insurgent in the Pentagon -- "It is folly" -- COIN vs. CT -- "Storm clouds" -- "A new American way of war".
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-396) and index.
- The inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars who changed the way the Pentagon does business and the American military fights wars, against fierce resistance from within their own ranks.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Kaplan, F. M. (2013). The insurgents: David Petraeus and the plot to change the American way of war. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kaplan, Fred M. 2013. The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kaplan, Fred M, The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kaplan, Fred M. The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013. Print.
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