Galula: The Life and Writings of the French Officer Who Defined the Art of Counterinsurgency

by A A. Cohen

Overview

This comprehensive analytical biography is the definitive work on the life and writings of history's most significant counterinsurgency doctrinaire, David Galula, elucidating the context for his reflections and examining the present and future applicability of his treatise for scholars and practitioners alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440800504
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/03/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	347
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

A.A. Cohen fought in Operation Enduring Freedom in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he was awarded the Chief of Defense Staff Commendation for outstanding initiative and motivation, and for establishing vital relationships with the local population.

Table of Contents

Foreword John A. Nagl ix

Prologue xiii

Introduction xv

Summary Excerpts from Counterinsurgency: Theory and Practice xxv

1 The Galulas of Sfax 1

2 Casablanca 13

3 Saint-Cyr 23

4 Under Vichy 31

5 Fighting with la Coloniale 41

6 Journey to the Far East 55

7 Interlude: Mao's Disciple 73

8 The Bachelor's Champagne 89

9 U.N.S.C.O.B. 97

10 The Strategic Captain 103

11 Jean Caran 121

12 This Cannot Be another Indochina 127

13 Le Capitaine de Kabylie 139

14 Interlude: French Pacification Tradition, Revolutionary Warfare, and the Challe Instruction 157

15 Under de Gaulle 183

16 The French Exchange Student 195

17 Writing Counterinsurgency in the Company of Lansdale and Kissinger 205

18 Five Short Years 229

Epilogue: The Clausewitz of Counterinsurgency 241

Conclusion: The Galula Doctrine 251

Appendix A Company Instructions, October 1957 281

Appendix B Preface to Contre-Insurrection: Théorie et Pratique David H. Petraeus John A. Nagl 285

Chronology 291

Notes 295

Bibliography 325

Index 333