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Examines the nature of counterinsurgency and nation-building missions, the institutional obstacles inherent in dealing effectively with such operations, and the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. doctrine, including the problems that can occur when that doctrine morphs into dogma.

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• Chapter 1 Introduction(p. 3)
• Terms and Their Relevance(p. 3)
• Early Doctrine, World War II, and Postwar Occupations(p. 8)
• Guerrillas, Civilians, and the Geneva Convention of 1949(p. 19)
• The Army and the Challenges of the Postwar World(p. 21)
• Chapter 2 The Counterinsurgency Advisory Experience, 1945-1955(p. 31)
• The Chinese Civil War, 1945-1949(p. 31)
• The Greek Insurgency, 1945-1949(p. 42)
• The Philippine Insurgency, 1945-1955(p. 55)
• The Indochina War, 1945-1954(p. 66)
• Chapter 3 The Korean Civil War, 1945-1954(p. 85)
• Occupation and Advice, 1945-1950(p. 85)
• South Korean Counterguerrilla Operations in an Expanded War, 1950-1954(p. 98)
• U.S. Army Counterguerrilla Operations, 1950-1953(p. 102)
• Assessment(p. 116)
• The Truman-Era Counterinsurgencies in Retrospect(p. 117)
• Chapter 4 The Development of Counterinsurgency Doctrine, 1945-1960(p. 131)
• Sources of Doctrine(p. 132)
• FM 31-20, Operations Against Guerrilla Forces(p. 134)
• The Evolution of Army Doctrinal Literature, 1951-1958(p. 142)
• Counterinsurgency in the Educational and Training Systems(p. 151)
• The Resurgence of Counterinsurgency Doctrine, 1958-1960(p. 157)
• Chapter 5 Cold War Contingency Operations, 1958-1965(p. 183)
• Lebanon, 1958(p. 183)
• The Emergence of Doctrine for "Situations Short of War"(p. 190)
• Doctrine at Work: Thailand and the Dominican Republic(p. 199)
• Doctrine in the Aftermath of the Dominican Intervention(p. 212)
• Chapter 6 The Counterinsurgency Ferment, 1961-1965(p. 223)
• Kennedy and the Army(p. 223)
• Sources of Doctrine(p. 229)
• The Doctrine Development System(p. 231)
• The Evolution of Doctrine, 1961-1964(p. 234)
• The Development of Doctrine, 1964-1965(p. 250)
• Disseminating Doctrine: The Education System(p. 257)
• Disseminating Doctrine: The Training System(p. 266)
• The State of Affairs, 1965(p. 276)
• Chapter 7 Putting Doctrine to the Test: The Advisory Experience, 1955-1975(p. 291)
• The Latin American Experience(p. 291)
• Advice and Support in Vietnam(p. 304)
• The Asian Experience Outside Indochina(p. 328)
• The Advisory Experience in Retrospect(p. 344)
• Chapter 8 Doctrine Applied: The U.S. Army in Vietnam, 1965-1973(p. 361)
• Strategy(p. 362)
• Operational Concepts(p. 368)
• Operational Practices(p. 372)
• Organizational and Tactical Adaptations(p. 382)
• Pacification(p. 387)
• All the King's Horses: The Army Experience in Vietnam(p. 405)
• Chapter 9 The Evolution of Doctrine, 1965-1975(p. 419)
• Words and Organizations(p. 420)
• Doctrinal Developments, 1966-1967(p. 424)
• Reflections on Nation Building(p. 435)
• Doctrinal Developments, 1968-1972(p. 445)
• Doctrinal Consolidation, 1972-1974(p. 448)
• Education(p. 455)
• Training(p. 462)
• The State of Doctrine at the End of the Vietnam War(p. 466)
• Chapter 10 The Counterinsurgency Legacy(p. 477)
• The Great Retreat: Counterinsurgency in the 1970s(p. 477)
• The Evolution of Counterinsurgency Doctrine in Retrospect(p. 484)
• Select Bibliography(p. 499)
• Glossary(p. 537)
• Index(p. 543)

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The US public is developing serious reservations about the current conflict in the Middle East as the US embarks on the fifth year of the Iraq War. Arguments abound involving the source of today's conflict. Is it a civil war or an insurgency? What does the US Army know about counterinsurgency operations? From this study, readers will discover that the Army knows a great deal, as Birtle (US Army Center of Military History) traces the historical evolution of Army doctrine from WW II through Vietnam. Although this study is an institutional history designed for military professionals, and is written as such, Birtle offers valuable insights into how the US Army developed planning scenarios to combat Communist guerillas in the Philippines, Korea, and Vietnam. Modern counterinsurgency principles initially originated from the Army's study of German anti-partisan operations on the Eastern Front and US guerrilla actions in the Philippines during WW II. Birtle links those developments to the French experience in both Indochina and Algeria, which took place as the Pentagon was about to embark on the US's longest war, the Vietnam tragedy. A significant contribution to the field and to the study of future wars. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries. C. C. Lovett Emporia State University