Low-Intensity Conflict in American History

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.

Author: Claude C. Sturgill
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 11/30/1993
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.22w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780275939878

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 journal articles in both French and English.