Many authors have begun to write that the heavy force has no role in the future contemporary operating environment – especially where internal political-militia groups rely on guerrilla tactics. The US heavy force is an integral part of...
Six years after the fall of Saigon, South Vietnam, the effects of the Domino Theory appeared to have unfolded. Communist and nationalist movements had defeated American allies in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Then, in 1979, Nicaragua fell to...
Even though the counter-insurgency (COIN) operations that we face today may differ from past counter-insurgencies, we should study the successes and failures of those campaigns to facilitate future operations in our quest to fight the Global War on...
Throughout the years, armies have tried various methods to deal with insurgents. In this paper we will examine the techniques used to defeat insurgencies and see if today’s Army has applied lessons learned if they studied military history....
Throughout the United States, history (U.S.) the country has found itself fighting Counter-Insurgency (COIN) battles. The lessons learned have been slow in coming, and have proven to vary from one conflict to the next. The one thing that can be...
Stilwell, Richard G.; Kinnes, Ralph; Mohl, John L.; Ugalde, Jesse G.
Examination concentrated on the employment of selected Army personnel or units in underdeveloped countries and in direct working contact with national military contingents to further the latter's effectiveness as the guarantor of internal security...
The United States Army has engaged in counter-insurgency operations since prior to the Civil War. Although many “lessons learned” have been documented, the Army’s training doctrine does not reflect those lessons learned and the documentation...
The introduction of counter-insurgency operations has caused serious concerns in relation to non-combatants and the law of land warfare. Soldiers are proficient in fighting the enemy on the conventional battlefield, but the nuances offighting in a...
The Arab Rebellion and British Counter-rebellion campaign of 1936 to 1939 in Palestine exhibited many features of modern insurgency and counter-insurgency. This thesis traces the British military thought and practice for countering rebellion as...
Operation Uphold Democracy was designed by the U.S. Government to maintain democratic rule in Haiti following an attempted coup of the Haitian Government in 1994. Over the course of several years, the U.S. military, initially on their own, and...
In 742, a predominantly Turko-Mongolian steppe nomadic tribe known today as the Uyghurs migrated eastward from eastern Turkey towards the oases of modern-day Xinjiang province of China; they have remained there for the last 1,268 years. Throughout...
It is not known against whom or where the United States Army will fight next, nor is it clear what the nature of that conflict will be. What is relatively certain is that the United States Army will likely initially get it wrong, regardless of its...
Forward by Dr. William G. Robertson: The Combat Studies Institute (CSI) is pleased to present its latest publication in the Occasional Paper Series, "We Have Not Learned How to Wage War There" The Soviet Approach in Afghanistan,1979-1989, by Mr....
Forward by Dr. William G. Robertson: The Combat Studies Institute (CSI) is pleased to present its latest publication in the Occasional Paper Series, "We Have Not Learned How to Wage War There" The Soviet Approach in Afghanistan,1979-1989, by Mr....
Thesis Statement. The lack of understanding culture and lessons learned of previous counter insurgency military operations will continue to present unnecessary burdens on the future of our forces. Abstract:
This paper will examine two examples of...
The British Army is often praised for a particular skill in small wars or counter-insurgencies (COIN). Some attribute this to the special challenge of maintaining order across a global empire with a relatively small force; others cite the...
If the Department of Defense (DOD) better understands what legitimacy is, how strategic communication affects it, and how a prolonged counter-insurgency affects the legitimacy of specific Afghan and US institutions, we will be better prepared to...
The purpose of this monograph is to illuminate the role in, and support to, operational art by military police brigades and demonstrate their viability as a bridging mechanism to the operating concepts of wide area security and combined arms...
The United States could have shortened the war or changed the outcome by adopting Trinquier’s principles in Vietnam. The French reacted rapidly and separated the guerrilla from the population. The United States moved the population to strategic...
In the years following the invasion of Iraq, the United States military did not fully realize or understand the complexity of the situation faced by soldiers operating at the tactical and operational level. Coupled with the presence of multiple...