Low-Intensity Conflict in American History / Edition 1

by Claude C. Sturgill

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275939878
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/30/1993
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.44(d)
Lexile:	1230L (what's this?)

About the Author

CLAUDE C. STURGILL is Professor of Military History at the University of Florida. He has written a number of books and many jourbanal articles in both French and English.

Table of Contents

Low-Intensity Conflict as a Part of Normal Government Operations, 1940-Present
Several Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Operations
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Some Military Interventions by U.S. Armed Forces
More Recent U.S. Peacekeeping Operations Within Our Definition of Low-Intensity Conflict
Psychological Operations as a Special Facet of Low-Intensity Conflict
The Media in and Around Low-Intensity Conflict
From the Rangers Through the Green Berets to the Delta Force and Beyond to What?
In Harm's Way!
Low-Intensity Conflicts in Our Future
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Sturgill (military history, U. of Florida) discusses the US engagements in quasi-wars from Roger's Rangers in the French and Indian War (1745-63) to the 1989 invasion of Panama. He also looks at such aspects as the role of the media, psychological operations, and the bright future for low-intensity conflict. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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