About this title: A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus, Kilcullen's vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq. Now, in "The Accidental Guerrilla," Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War on Terror.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2009-03-16
ISBN-13:9780195368345ISBN:0195368347
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780195368345ISBN:0195368347
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: C HURST & CO PUBLISHERS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781850659556ISBN:1850659559
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 288 pages. War today is far different from what we expected it to be. counter-insurgency and protracted guerrilla warfare, not shock and awe, are the order of the day. this book surveys war as it is actually fought in the contemporary world. (Hardback) read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780195368345ISBN:0195368347
Description: New. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus, Kilcullen's vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq. Now, in "The Accidental Guerrilla, " Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh per... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780195368345ISBN:0195368347
Description: As New in As New jacket. HB. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A must read for anyone interested in the subject. Kilcullen has been a close observer, participant, and US government official (he is Australian) in Iraq, and Afghanistan and is widely recognized for his expertise. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780195368345ISBN:0195368347
Description: New in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 346 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Brand new hard cover as arrived from publisher-ready to ship with tracking # read more
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"David Kilcullen forwards the theory that the appearance of a well-organized global (Islamic) insurgency ain't exactly so. Organizations like Al Qaeda are co-opting small, local movements into fighting battles for them through the tools of globalization.
I'm glad he wrote this book. The ultimate message behind this book is that America should NOT fight insurgencies. CounterInsurgency warfare must be waged by the country in question, not by third party actors.
But in spite of his message that we are creating our own worst enemy, Kilcullen's writings were used by the Neocons to forward an agenda of continued involvement in Iraq. I shouldn't fault the book for this, but it's sour grapes. I wish I'd read this when I was in Iraq."
"Thought provoking well argued primer on how the best intentions when clouded by hubris (unilateral intervention) leads to creating enemies faster than mushrooms grow in manure."
"Reads like a dissertation at times. Only got to page 37. The type of book the boss will have someone do an executive summary on it as he is too lazy to read it. If I were on active duty or deploying I would read it and reread it. Good to know they finally started listening to the author."
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