This volume in the Praeger Security International (PSI) series Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era defines the laws of insurgency and outlines the strategy and tactics to combat such threats. Drawn from the observations of a French officer; David Galula; who witnessed guerrilla warfare on three continents; the book remains relevant today as American policymakers; military analysts; and members of the public look to the counterinsurgency era of the 1960s for lessons to apply to the current situation in Iraq and Afghanistan. With a new foreword by John A. Nagl; author of Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam (Praeger; 2002).This volume in the Praeger Security International (PSI) series Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era defines the laws of insurgency and outlines the strategy and tactics to combat such threats. Drawn from the observations of a French officer; David Galula; who witnessed guerrilla warfare on three continents; the book remains relevant today as American policymakers; military analysts; and members of the public look to the counterinsurgency era of the 1960s for lessons to apply to the current situation in Iraq and Afghanistan. With a new foreword by John A. Nagl; author of Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam (Praeger; 2002).
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent and concise examination of the evolution of tacticsBy BasinBictoryThis book is a great examination of how the German Army in WW1 evolved its tactics in response to the realities of trench warfare in the Great War. At the beginning of the war; the formations and methods of fighting were formations and methods that would have been familiar to Napoleon a century earlier. By the end of the war; tactics and organization; as well as the employment of specialist-type units in highly coordinated operations were methods that would be familiar to the special operations community today; a century later.The only reason I didn't give a fifth star is that the book only concentrated upon the evolution of the German Army; and gave almost no consideration to similar (but interestingly different) innovations that were happening concurrently in the British and French armies.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Execellent military historyBy RyanDespite the poor maps; I believe this is the best $25.00 I've ever spent.Most histories claim that Stosstruppen tactics were first used at Riga in 1916. Actually; the a number of Germans first started working on the Stosstruppen concept independently of each other shortly after First Ypres in late 1914. By March of 1918 they had refined it to the point where it was a dangerous weapon in the hands of those skilled to use it.Gudmundsson knows his subject. He has done a masterful job in showing and explaining the development of Stosstruppen tactics and some of the soldiers who had the biggest hand in their development and adoptation by the Kaiser Heer.All soldiers serving in combat arms; particularly those in the armored cavalry and infantry MOS should read this book. Modern maneuver warfare is built around the Stosstruppen concept. Gudmundsson has done a great service with this combination manual of tactics and military history.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Whisper In the PineVery informative book. I couldn't put it down. Reading the history and evolution of stormtrooper tactics was fascinating.
