Low-Intensity Conflict in American History Contributor(s): Sturgill, Claude C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275939871 ISBN-13: 9780275939878 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1993 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Military - General |
Dewey: 355.033 |
LCCN: 93-17648 |
Lexile Measure: 1230 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.22" W x 9.56" (0.97 lbs) 160 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book is both a practical guide and an introduction to low-intensity conflict. In addition, it serves as a history of this type of conflict in the United States. A part of normal government operations in the U.S. from 1940 to the present, low-intensity conflict's antecedants can be traced back to the beginning of the republic. Sturgill discusses topics such as: insurgency and counterinsurgency, terrorism and counterterrorism, and military intervention. |