Difficult War Perspectives on Insurgency and Special Operations Forces

Name: Difficult War Perspectives on Insurgency and Special Operations Forces
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ISBN: 9781554884414

ISBN-10: 1554884411

ISBN-13: 9781554884414

Edition: 2009

Authors: Emily Spencer

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Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Dundurn
Publication date: 7/20/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Dr. Emily Spencer is an assistant professor at the University of Northern British Columbia and a research associate with the Canadian Forces Leadership Institute. She is the author of Solving the People Puzzle and the editor of The Difficult War. She lives in Prince George, British Columbia.



Foreword by Major-General J.P.Y.D. Gosselin


Acknowledgements



Introduction




Mao Zedong and the People's War




The End of Asymmetry: Force Disparity and the Aims of War




Intelligence and Its Application to Irregular Warfare




"The People Puzzle": The Importance of Cultural Intelligence to Counterinsurgency




Defining Terrorism




Operational Alchemy in Northern Ireland: The Mutually Enabling Relationship Between SOF and Intelligence




Fighting the Mujahideen: Lessons from the Soviet Counterinsurgency Experience in Afghanistan




Unconventional Warfare Operations in Afghanistan - September to December 2001




From the Cold War to Insurgency: Preparing Leaders for the Contemporary Operating Environment




SOF for Sale: The Canadian Forces and the Challenge of Privatized Security




Building Coalition Special Operations Forces for the "Long War"



Contributors


Index