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Some of the Best weapons for Counterinsurgents Do Not Shoot Some of the Best weapons for Counterinsurgents Do Not Shoot Eric T. Olson Even under the best circumstances, reconstruction in counterinsurgency is a difficult endeavor. The most critical tasks are numerous and complex. Many participating agencies must undertake missions t… OL16046296W
Beyond the strait Beyond the strait Andrew Scobell,David Lai,Roy Kamphausen Held on September 26, 2008, the 2008 People's Liberation Army (PLA) Conference, conducted by the National Bureau of Asian Research, the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, and t… OL18578926W
Behavioural conflict Behavioural conflict Andrew Mackay It will be people's behavior, and the West's ability to understand, interpret and influence that behavior which will become the defining characteristic of resolving future armed disputes. The authors… OL18651033W
Assessing the People's Liberation Army in the Hu Jintao era Assessing the People's Liberation Army in the Hu Jintao era David Lai,Roy Kamphausen,Travis Tanner The 2012 PLA (People's Liberation Army) conference took place at a time when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was making its leadership transition from Hu Jintao to Xi Jinping. The conference discus… OL23329762W
Counterinsurgency Counterinsurgency United States. Department of the Army "This manual takes a general approach to counterinsurgency operations ... This manual therefore addresses the common characteristics of insurgencies. It strives to provide those conducting counterins… OL24939387W
Transforming to effects-based operations Transforming to effects-based operations Andrew M. Dorman The author examines the extent to which the United Kingdom (UK) has transitioned to effects-based operations to ascertain: (1) Areas where the U.S. Army could draw lessons from UK policies; (2) Areas… OL3745643W
Learning large lessons Learning large lessons David E. Johnson The relative roles of U.S. ground and air power have shifted since the end of the Cold War. At the level of major operations and campaigns, the Air Force has proved capable of and committed to perfor… OL5838655W