Counterinsurgency [Paperback]

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare, a ground-breaking theorist whose ideas are revolutionizing military thinking throughout the west (Washington Post). Indeed, his vision of modern warfare powerfully influenced the United States' decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement the Surge, now recognized as a dramatic success. InCounterinsurgency, Kilcullen brings together his most salient writings on this vitally important topic. Here is a picture of modern warfare by someone who has had his boots on the ground in some of today's worst trouble spots-including Iraq and Afghanistan-and who has been studying counterinsurgency since 1985. Filled with down-to-earth, common-sense insights, this book is the definitive account of counterinsurgency, indispensable for all those interested in making sense of our world in an age of terror.

Author's Introduction
Twenty-Eight Articles: Fundamentals of Counterinsurgency Warfare
(Annotated and expanded reprint of the April 2006 cult classic )
Multi-National Force Iraq Counterinsurgency Guidance
(May 2007, the document that laid out the counterinsurgency techniques associated with the Surge in Iraq, with an annotated commentary)
Afghanistan: Fundamentals of Best-Practice Counterinsurgency
(a de-classified copy of a key memorandum written by Kilcullen to Secretary Rice in April 2008)
Measuring Progress in Counterinsurgency
(annotated copy of a memorandum written by Kilcullen to Secretary Rumsfeld in April 2005)
Index

Kilcullen is to be applauded for his effort to impose strategic order on the threat of Islamist movements... --Colin Jackson, Navel War College