David galula was a french military officer and scholar who was influential in developing the theory and practice of counterinsurgency warfare. A counterinsurgency reading list the warbirds forum. Government counterinsurgency guide january 2009 executive summary insurgency is the organized use of subversion and violence to seize, nullify or challenge political control of a region. Warriorscholarship in counterinsurgency 1st edition. The evolution and importance of armymarine corps field manual 324, counterinsurgency, in counterinsurgency field manual, supra note 1, at xiii arguing that the sad fact is that when an insurgency began in iraq in the late summer of 2003, the army was unprepared to fight it. Neither is it possible within the scope of this essay to do more than suggest answers to certain crucial questions. Learn counter insurgency with free interactive flashcards. 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. The fundamental problem is not the quality of the army story. Indeed, his vision of modern warfare powerfully influenced the united states decision to rethink its military strategy in iraq and implement the surge, now recognized. A discontinuity between theory and practice coin strategy versus conventional ops 5. Theory and practice served as the primary source behind the development of chapter five of fm 324, executing counterinsurgency operations. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading counterinsurgency warfare. This book offers an analysis of key individuals who have contributed to both the theory and the practice of counterinsurgency coin.
In the years following the vietnam war, counterinsurgency thought, theory, and practice was again relegated to the special operations community, whose focus. Theory and practice for the first time, most people have what could be called the galula moment. Theory and practice, david galula etches in stone, the necessities of warfare that were, at the time, predicted to be of dire need for the occidents success against the dissemination of communism. The practice was reported to occur widely throughout afghanistan, with the tax percentages ranging from 1040% for development projects and 10. He is the author of lessons from the war with saddam hussein rand, 1991, dubious battles crane russak, 1992, and from troy to entebbe university press of america, 1996, as well as many articles, book chapters, and monographs on topics in security affairs. Psi classics of the counterinsurgency era includes bibliographical references and index. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. This book presents the thirteen most pertinent lessons that can be learned from his campaigns, dividing them into three categories.
Counterinsurgency, rule of law operations, and international law. Insurgents capitalize on societal problems, often called gaps. Theory and practice psi classics of the counterinsurgency era kindle edition by galula, david. Theory and practice psi classics in the counterinsurgency era new edition by galula, david isbn. Asymmetric warfare is commonly defined as a mode of combat where the aims, means, or methods of the conflict parties are substantively dissimilar. Counterinsurgency expert visits fort detrick to share lessons.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The practice of coin often diverges from the doctrine, and sometimes diverges very sharply. Born in sfax, then part of the french protectorate of tunisia, on 10 january 1919 into a family of. Army and marine corps could have done worse than adopt this wonderful little book as their counterinsurgency manual, rather than go to all that effort to call down fm 324. Choose from 11 different sets of counter insurgency flashcards on quizlet. Is the bumpersticker premise of clearholdbuild the right approach for afghanistan. Theory and practice by david galula summary written by brett reeder, conflict research consortium citation. Counterinsurgency expert visits fort detrick to share. Instead of relying predominantly on military occupation, the u.
Theory and practice psi classics of the counterinsurgency era. Nagl, foreword to the university of chicago press edition. Insurgency and counterinsurgency a global history jeremy black. This book provides an analysis of how to countermine insurgency and the elements that might hinder its defeat. Counterinsurgency operations include many different facets. Khalili, usamrmc combat casualty care research program knowledge manager january 21, 2015. Counterinsurgency warfare by david galula is a classic in the works on insurgency and counterinsurgency. David kilcullen is one of the worlds most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare, a groundbreaking theorist whose ideas are revolutionizing military thinking throughout the west washington post. Theory and practice is perhaps the best textbook on how to fight a guerilla war to read about how to conduct a guerilla war read mao zedongs on guerilla war or alberto bayos 150 questions for a guerilla.
Counterinsurgency warfare counterinsurgency warfare. The target, then, is the minds of the population, all the population. This book explores the principles of cyber warfare, including military and cyber doctrine, social engineering, and offensive and defensive tools, tactics and procedures, including computer network exploitation cne, attack cna and defense cnd. Lessons from the vietcong to the islamic state, finds there has. Based on the modern history of insurgent warfare, the islamic states consistent targeting of civilians is a major longterm vulnerability, jones said. Nov 01, 2016 the book also finds that insurgent groups are most likely to lose when they perpetrate largescale brutality against civilians and fail to secure outside support from great powers. A counterinsurgency or counterinsurgency coin is defined by the united states department of state as comprehensive civilian and military efforts taken to simultaneously defeat and contain insurgency and address its root causes an insurgency is a rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents. He retired from active service to continue his agitation as a civilian, and among other things posted this list of best books and a video on amazon. Imperfect adherence to the counterinsurgency model may indicate institutional inertia, internal disagreements, inter or intraagency rivalry, limits of capacity and competence, a lack of political will, or any number of other.
It is an extraordinary attempt to construct an allembracing theory of how war works. 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. To understand counterinsurgency, one must understand insurgency to comprehend the dynamics of revolutionary warfare. New book provides a timely guide to understanding insurgency. This book is a manual for the training of guerrillas in psychological. David galula 19191967 was a french military officer and scholar who was influential in developing the theory and practice of counterinsurgency warfare. Insurgent, raiders and bandits explores the history of irregular warfare over the past 250 years through the lives and campaigns offrom w the greatest masters of this mode of conflict. Indeed, his vision of modern warfare powerfully influenced the united states decision to rethink its military strategy in iraq and implement the surge, now recognized as a. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jul 12, 2016 the armys theory of warfare argues that forces must be able to compel outcomes without the cooperation of the enemy and that achieving sustainable political outcomes will require the consolidation of combat gains through the establishment of stable environments. Terrorism and counterinsurgency burke chair reports on terrorism and counterinsurgency provide uptodate analyses on the global threat posed by militants, nonstate actors, and terrorist groups, and the mix of asymmetric warfare and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The tell the story better narrative is by now a familiar one and a misguided one. Apr 30, 2009 david galulas 1964 treatise counterinsurgency warfare.
David galulas 1964 treatise counterinsurgency warfare. Recently, the new army secretary eric fanning repeated what by now is a familiar refrain in defense policy circles. Jones of the rand corporation explores the history and details of 181 insurgencies since the end of world war ii, providing lessons for those fighting insurgent campaigns today in such countries as syria, libya and iraq the book, waging insurgent warfare. Theory and practice by david galula seven pillars of wisdom. Counterinsurgency paperback david kilcullen oxford. The counterinsurgency theory and practice of nondemocratic states doesnt constitute the focus of. Does the current approach in afghanistan match the populationcentric theory of counterinsurgency articulated in the much lauded 2007 u. May 5, 2017 jeremy blacks recent book is much more than a comprehensive history of insurgency and counterinsurgency operations. Iraq and afghanistan have revealed serious shortfalls in the capabilities of the u. Intel saw enemy in our image, focused on factors that would have mattered to us but did not matter to the enemy 7.
Counterinsurgency warfare should be required reading for every military officer and noncommissioned officer, as well as todays political leaders. Inspired by his military experiences as a french military officer and attache in china, greece, southeast asia, and algeria, the author realized the need for a compass in the suppression of insurgency, and he set out to define the laws of counterinsurgency warfare, to. Consistent with this view of warfare, the army has rejected idea that wars of. Galulas effort is an attempt to summarize all that is known. Theory and practice, praeger security international, westport, ct introduction its hardly surprising that counterinsurgency warfare is often near the top of the reading list for contemporary military. The army must tell its story better in order to get the resources it needs. This conception of guerrilla warfare as political war turns psychological operations into the decisive factor of the results. Jan 21, 2015 counterinsurgency expert visits fort detrick to share lessons of modern warfare. Civilian agencies focused on most familiar aspects of situation 8.
Counterinsurgency expert visits fort detrick to share lessons of modern warfare. Terrorism and counterinsurgency center for strategic and. Fm 347 chapter 5 intelligence and electronic warfare support to insurgency and counterinsurgency us forces require intelligence information to ttp needed to conduct missions and functions of each. Inspired by his military experiences as a french military officer and attache in china, greece, southeast asia, and algeria, the author realized the need for a compass in the suppression of insurgency, and he set out to define the laws of counterinsurgency warfare, to deduce from. John arquilla is professor of defense analysis at the naval postgraduate school in monterey, california. Vo nguyen giap, commander of the viet minh, restyled the three stages of this popular protracted warfare theory.
Galula lays out both the theory and practice of insurgency and coutnerinsurgency in the most succinct prose and complete prose of any work available. This book is a collection of articles published in the economist about the workings and repercussions of emerging warfare and intelligence technologies. Theory and practice from the worlds largest community of readers. The practice was reported to occur widely throughout afghanistan, with the tax percentages ranging from 1040% for development projects and 1025% for logistical convoys moving through taliban. War in the modern world galula counterinsurgency warfare counterinsurgency warfare. The book not only tells their stories, but shapes an. What are the best books on modern warfare and counterinsurgency. In the years following the vietnam war, counterinsurgency thought, theory, and practice was again relegated to the special operations community, whose focus was primarily on smallscale fid and. It is almost as great a pleasure to note that the contributions are made with style and, even, with verve. Studies in insurgency, counterinsurgency and national security. The basics of cyber warfare provides readers with fundamental knowledge of cyber war in both theoretical and practical aspects.