Evaluates the nature of the Communist revolutionary war or insurgency and the policies, actions and programs a government must follow if it is to cope with this threat. The authors refer to examples from the many revolutionary insurgencies in the post-war period. These examples are supplemented by the studies of three countries - Vietnam, Oman and Guatemala, and an assessment of the current situation in the Philippines is included.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
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978-0-8448-1582-4 (9780844815824)
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The Rand Corporation, Washington, D.C.
Small wars and revolutions; the civilian component; the military component; Oman's successful counterinsurgency; the US failure of understanding in Vietnam; the ambiguous result of the counterinsurgency in Guatemala; the situation in the Philippines.
