Douglas Porch

Title: Counterinsurgency: Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War

Author: Douglas Porch

Book Description:

Counterinsurgency has staked its claim in the new century as the new American way of war. Yet, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have revived a historical debate about the costs – monetary, political and moral – of operations designed to eliminate insurgents and build nations. Today’s counterinsurgency proponents point to ‘small wars’ past to […]