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245 10 a| On "other war" :b| lessons from five decades of RAND counterinsurgency research /c| Austin Long.;

260 a| Santa Monica, CA :b| RAND, National Defense Research Institute,c| 2006.;

300 a| xvii, 101 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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500 a| "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.";

500 a| "MG-482-OSD"--P. [4] of cover.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-101).;

505 0 a| The wizards of less-than-Armageddon: RAND and COIN -- Analogies and war: are theory and empirics from prior COIN relevant? -- COIN theory: what are insurgencies and how does one fight them? -- The social scientists' wars: RAND and COIN practice -- COIN old and new.;

520 a| The challenges posed by insurgency and instability have proved difficult to surmount. This difficulty may embolden future opponents to embrace insurgency in combating the United States. Both the current and future conduct of the war on terror demand that the United States improve its ability to conduct counterinsurgency (COIN) operations. This study makes recommendations for improving COIN based on RAND's decades-long study of it.;

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On "other war" : lessons from five decades of RAND counterinsurgency research / Austin Long.

Author/creator	Long, Austin G.
Other author	United States. Department of Defense.
Other author	National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Format	Book
Publication Info	Santa Monica, CA : RAND, National Defense Research Institute, 2006.
Description	xvii, 101 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Counterinsurgency.

Contents	The wizards of less-than-Armageddon: RAND and COIN -- Analogies and war: are theory and empirics from prior COIN relevant? -- COIN theory: what are insurgencies and how does one fight them? -- The social scientists' wars: RAND and COIN practice -- COIN old and new.
Abstract	The challenges posed by insurgency and instability have proved difficult to surmount. This difficulty may embolden future opponents to embrace insurgency in combating the United States. Both the current and future conduct of the war on terror demand that the United States improve its ability to conduct counterinsurgency (COIN) operations. This study makes recommendations for improving COIN based on RAND's decades-long study of it.
General note	"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
General note	"MG-482-OSD"--P. [4] of cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-101).
LCCN	2006007106
ISBN	0833039261 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780833039262

On "other war" : lessons from five decades of RAND counterinsurgency research / Austin Long.

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