Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Half of Nagl’s book covers the American response in Vietnam while the other half covers the British response in Malaya. A good basseline, insight into the subject of Counter Insurgency. Wan to know what we think about specific books and articles? population was the key to success in any counterinsurgency campaign” and, like Galula, Nagl further posits that this means that the Army has to shift away from its overreliance on firepower to win wars.8 Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Cassidy adds that population-centric counterinsurgency must focus on denying the insurgent safe haven but again the The first two chapters serve as an excellent introduction to the prevailing theory of COIN and should be read by everyone. Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century, T.X. The Australian Army Counterinsurgency and Small Wars Reading Guide Insurgency is a form of warfare as old as warfare itself, and it has gone by many names in the past: guerrilla warfare, partisan warfare, revolutionary warfare, insurrectionary warfare, irregular warfare, unconventional warfare, peoples’ war and … The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century: I have read Colonel Hammes work but it was some time ago. If I remember correctly, he focused on the evolution of warfare through four stages with the fourth stage being asymmetric conflicts. Martin Myklebust and Tom Ordeman. Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice: Galula’s book is cited frequently and considered one of the foundational pieces of counteirnsurgency theory. Professional reading continues to be vital as Airmen maintain the Air Force initiative today and prepare for the future. Please get in touch if your research falls under the umbrella of COIN as it would be great to make more connections. That is, the support of the people is the primary objective of a counterinsurgency campaign. Title: Counterinsurgency: Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War Author: Douglas Porch Book Description: Counterinsurgency has staked its claim in the new century as the new American way of war. Check out our COIN Book Club entries, which review select offerings from this Reading List. But, as Paul Staniland argued a decade into the war in Afghanistan—now almost a decade ago—building strong states and winning hearts and minds are themselves contradictory goals: Yet, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have revived a historical debate about the costs – monetary, political and moral – of operations designed to eliminate insurgents and build nations. I could defer to your expertise in this matter, but there should be some sources on these people being "the" canonical experts. Drawing from his experiences of irregular wars in China, Greece, Indochina, and Algeria, Galula provides an easy read for those new to COIN. Keep in mind that this is Nagl’s doctoral dissertation and contains a great deal of depth. He retired from active service to continue his agitation as a civilian, and among other things posted this list of best books (and a video) on Amazon. Krepinevich, supposedly, analyzes Vietnam through a COIN lens and comes to a completely different conclusion. 2. This list is not exhaustive, but the "essentials" and "intermediate" lists include all the books and articles the two of us think you should read. Gen. David Petraeus saw a need for new updated manual on how to actually wage a counterinsurgency (COIN) conflict, as all existing military manuals were showing their age and out of sync with modern thinking. The comprised list is what was published by the Commandant of the Marines Corps. Callwell, Small WarsJohn Cann, Counterinsurgency in Africa: The Portuguese Way of War 1961-1974Carl von Clausewitz, On WarBernard Fall, The Street without JoyDavid Galula, Pacification in Algeria: 1956-1958Tony Geraghty, The Irish WarCharles Gwynn, Imperial PolicingAlistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962Frank Kitson, Gangs and Counter-GangsRobert Komer, Bureaucracy Does its ThingAndrew Krepinevich, The Army and VietnamJohn Nagl, Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and VietnamNeil Sheehan, A Bright Shining LieRobert Taber, War of the FleaRobert Thompson, Defeating Communist InsurgencyRoger Trinquier, Modern WarfareMao Tse-Tung, On Guerrilla WarfareBing West, The Village, Modern DayRalph Baker, "The Decisive Weapon", Military Review, May-June 2006David Barno, “Fighting ‘The Other War’: Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, 2003-2005,” Military Review, September-October 2007Stephen Biddle, “Seeing Baghdad, Thinking Saigon,” Foreign Affairs, March-April 2006Burgoyne & Marckwardt, The Defense of Jisr al-DoreaaPeter Chiarelli, "Winning the Peace", Military Review, July-August 2005Nigel Alwyn Foster, "Changing the Army for COIN Operations", Military Review, November-December 2005Les Grau, The Bear Went Over the MountainT.X. For much of the book, Ricks applies COIN theory to chronicle the initial mistakes made by the Bush Administration, even referencing Galula. Krepinevich, Andrew F. The Army and Vietnam: I have yet to read it but many consider it to be the seminal work on Vietnam as it directly contradicts the consensus that the failure of Vietnam resulted from political constraints, not strategy. I haven’t read it yet but I’m curious to see how far Kilcullen advances COIN theory or if he simply adapts already established principles to modern circumstances. Please feel free to correct me if a judgement of mine is skewed. If you’re seeking a quick overview of this book, watch the Authors@Google talk by Kilcullen which covers the main points. She does not utilize COIN theory in her analysis but her work will prove useful for those seeking to better understand how narcotics impacts the populace and provides funding for the Taliban. MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNEWS) -- Air University officials hosted the 2007 Air Force Symposium on Counterinsurgency April 24 through 26 here and speakers spoke on counterinsurgency in the present day warfare environment and the Air Force's role in counterinsurgency operations. An Insurgency Reading List From Max Brooks, Author Of ‘World War Z’ Too often the impulse when going through a reading list is to critique it, and point out the holes. Counterinsurgency Reading List. USSOCOM Commander's Reading List 2020 Search this Guide Search. Hammes, “Fourth Generation Evolves, Fifth Emerges,” Military Review, May-June 2007, Hecker & Rid, War 2.0: Irregular Warfare in the Information Age, Chris Hickey, "Principles and Priorities for Training in Iraq", Military Review, March-April 2007, David Kilcullen, The Accidental Guerrilla, David Kilcullen, "Anatomy of a Tribal Revolt", David Kilcullen, “Counterinsurgency Redux,” Survival, Winter, 2006, John Kizley, "Learning About Counterinsurgency", Military Review, March-April 2007, Sean MacFarland and Niel Smith, "Anbar Awakens," Military Review, March-April 2008, Marston & Malkasian, Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare, H.R. A counter-insurgency or counterinsurgency (COIN) is defined by the United States Department of State as "comprehensive civilian and military efforts taken to simultaneously defeat and contain insurgency and address its root causes".. An insurgency is a rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents. While I haven’t read it, Thompson is cited frequently and I’ll be looking to get my hands on a copy. Picks by LTC John Nagl (Ret). New think tanks and blogs propagate and debate counterinsurgency research, and tomes exploring insurgencies past, present and future are on every cognoscente's reading list. Counterinsurgency theory from the 1950s and 1960s also fails to account for cases—such as Afghanistan—in which “the insurgent movement pre-dates the government,” as Kilcullen puts it in his article “Counterinsurgency Redux.” But if insurgency is an armed movement to overthrow an established government, how can it predate its opponent? The full PDF is available for free through the link. Kilcullen, David. Kilcullen, David. – Robert A. Dahl, Surviving a Nuclear Attack – Irving Redlener. Peters, Gretchen. The aim of counterinsurgency strategy is to deny the enemy any propaganda victories that can further fuel its recruitment. RAND. Ricks, Thomas E. Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 to 2005: One of the most widely read books on the Iraq War and the subsequent insurgency. Insurgents must be … For a more authoritative reading list, I recommend Andrew Exum’s reading list or the Annotated Bibliography of The U.S Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual. Learn more. Robert, Sir Thompson. His sweeping study of insurrectionary warfare and of its counterinsurgency counterpart will be essential reading for all students of military history. If you’re seeking a quick overview of this book, watch the Authors@Google talk by Kilcullen which covers the main points. RAND has also published a companion volume to Reconstruction Under Fire that focuses on three case studies: Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, Nord-Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Al Anbar province in Iraq. There’s numerous versions of this manual floating around as PDFs so only purchase it if you absolutely want to. A full PDF is available for free through the link. Tags: Afghanistan • Counterinsurgency • Insurgency • Iraq, Your Source for Understanding Global Dilemmas. The manual can also be found on Scribd here. Peters concludes that Afghanistan resembles the FARCO insurgency in Columbia more closely than Iraq. Service members will find LtGen James Mattis’ reading list particularly helpful. The U.S Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual, The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One, Taxi to the Dark Side – The Story of American Torture, Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife – John A. Nagl, International Security – Winter 2010/2011, The Fog of War – Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, How Democratic is the American Constitution? The full PDF is available for free through the link. Counterinsurgency. I by no means espose to be an expert on COIN. This is Kilcullen’s first published book on COIN. Yet, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have revived a historical debate about the costs – monetary, political and moral – of operations designed to eliminate insurgents and build nations. Defeating Communist Insurgency: The Lessons of Malaya and Vietnam: The other pivotal work for COIN theory. This is a great starting point for anyone researching Vietnam, Malaya, or how militaries respond to insurgencies. FNH audio presents a reading of the revolutionary military guide on how to handle and run a counterinsurgency. Once I’ve read it, I’ll post a more specific recommendation. Long considered the masters of counterinsurgency, the British military encountered significant problems in Iraq and Afghanistan when confronted with insurgent violence. McMaster, “On War: Lessons to be Learned.” Survival, February-March 2008, Elizabeth Rubin, "Battle Company Is Out There", Jarret M. Brachman and William F. McCants, "Stealing Al-Qaeda's Playbook," CTC Report, February 2006, Scott A. Cuomo and Brian J. Donlon, "Training a 'Hybrid' Warrior," Marine Corps Gazette, Robert M. Gates, "Beyond Guns and Steel: Reviving the Nonmilitary Instruments of American Power", Antonio Giustozzi, Koran, Kalashnikov, and the Laptop: The Neo Taliban Insurgency in Afghanistan, Daniel Helmer, "Flipside of the COIN: Israel’s Lebanese Incursion Between 1982-2000", Stathis Kalyvas, The Logic of Violence in Civil Wars, Yezid Sayigh, Armed Struggle and the Search for State: The Palestinian National Movement, 1949-1993, James Scott, Moral Economy of the Peasant, Frederic M. Wehrey, “A Clash of Wills: Hizballah’s Psychological Campaign Against Israel in South Lebanon.”, Jeremy Weinstein, Inside Rebellion: Politics of Insurgent Violence. counterinsurgency definition: 1. military action taken by a government to prevent attacks by small groups of soldiers or fighters…. Center for a New American Security (en-US), General Mike Holmes, U.S. Air Force (Ret. Is this to be a list of anyone who calls himself a counter-insurgency expert and has an article on Wikipedia , or is it to be a list of "the" major experts. © 2021 Center for a New American Security (en-US). The Counterinsurgency Reading List Abu Muqawama and Charlie put our heads together across the Atlantic Ocean and came up with this, the long-awaited Counterinsurgency Reading List. Lawrence synthesizes the lessons of COIN from his Seven Pillars of Wisdom and will let you skip the rest. Despite the apparent adaption over the course of the Iraq occupation, Ucko concludes that the United States Army continues to resist fundamental change that prioritizes COIN. Colonel Hammes, Thomas X. David Galula, Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice One of the first theoreticians of COIN. Historically, the United States Military has largely avoided learning COIN. Book Description: Counterinsurgency has staked its claim in the new century as the new American way of war. O’Neill, Bard E. Insurgency & Terrorism: From Revolution to Apocalypse: O’Neill gives a contemporary overview of COIN that’s highly accessible. The Counterinsurgency Reading List May 14, 2009 by David Adesnik, TMV Guest Voice Columnist 2 Comments Andrew Exum (aka Abu Muqawama ) has just updated his counterinsurgency reading list . Ricks, Thomas E. The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008: The Gamble is the follow-up to Fiasco. The list is divided into two parts: a strongly historical section, and a The first law is that the population is paramount. Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st CenturyT.X. This contrasts greatly with current military literature of today (including the upcoming US Army's FM 3-24, Counterinsurgency Operations which is, in my view, too big for a busy officer to read in a single day). Six Requirements for Success in Modern Counterinsurgency. Like Heinz Guderian with tanks or Karl Doenitz with submarines, Galula crystalized and codified this “new” way of war. There's also some fiction and films -- and even a section on political Islam because while it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with COIN, it certainly has relevance to the operating environments in which some of our readership live and work. The U.S. counterinsurgency strategy stood on two legs: winning hearts and minds and building a strong state that could stay the course in the war of attrition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. For the moment, this list will be fairly informal and includes some speculation. Air University Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz said counterinsurgency, or COIN, … Keep in mind that Galula developed theory that does not account for a host nation and occupying powers like the current conflict in Afghanistan, his experience was restricted to colonial powers. For a more authoritative reading list, I recommend Andrew Exum’s reading list or the Annotated Bibliography of The U.S Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual. Wood, Elisabeth Jean. The material I have included below merely reflects the sources I’m currently familiar with. ... As I was reading (most of) the article, I wondered if one of the problems large military forces have in these situations is a tendency to view Special Forces as conventional war on the cheap. (Recommended readings) by "Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin"; Military and naval science Counterinsurgency This list is not exhaustive, but the "essentials" and "intermediate" lists include all the books and articles the two of us think you should read. Seeds of Terror: How Heroin Is Bankrolling the Taliban and Al Qaeda: Peters provides a fairly thorough account of the narcotics dynamic within Afghanistan. Kilcullen, David. The Classics. David Petraeus, The U.S. Army-Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Manual* This scholarly tome doesn’t just distil an ocean of research from various times and places (the bibliography alone is enough to make yo… I’m planning on doing a close reading of it and will post my summary and review as soon as it’s done. Lawrence, T. E. “The Evolution of a Revolt”: Instead of reading the book, download this PDF for the key points of Lawrence’s argument. Hammes, “Fourth Generation Evolves, Fifth Emerges,” Military Review, May-June 2007Hecker & Rid, War 2.0: Irregular Warfare in the Information AgeChris Hickey, "Principles and Priorities for Training in Iraq", Military Review, March-April 2007Frank Hoffman, "Hybrid Threats"David Kilcullen, The Accidental GuerrillaDavid Kilcullen, "Anatomy of a Tribal Revolt"David Kilcullen, “Counterinsurgency Redux,” Survival, Winter, 2006John Kizley, "Learning About Counterinsurgency", Military Review, March-April 2007Sean MacFarland and Niel Smith, "Anbar Awakens," Military Review, March-April 2008Marston & Malkasian, Counterinsurgency in Modern WarfareH.R. This kind of counterinsurgency utilizes small teams of US personnel to assist local forces in stabilizing an insurgency. Counterinsurgency Reading ListOctober 2007(updated November 2007)(updated March 2008)(updated May 2009), David Galula, Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice David Kilcullen, "28 Articles", Military Review, May-June 2006Kalev Sepp, "Best Practices in COIN", Military Review, May-June 2005Intermediate Reading, Colonial EraRobert Bateman, "Lawrence and his Message"C.E. This reading list is intended to counter such tempting delusions, or at least to subject them to rigorous scrutiny. Galula, David. The following list of recommended reading is just a starting point collated from a recent DRN Twitter hour on the subject of counterinsurgency. Insurgent Collective Action and civil War in El Salvador: As I understand it, Wood has given a detailed account of a counterinsurgency campaign that can be described as an “advisor” or “indirect” approach. Galula, David. 1. The Counterinsurgency Reading List, Center for a New American Security www.cnas.org/blog/the-counterinsurgency-reading-list-3241. A vocal cohort of students and adherents of counterinsurgency — now given the inevitable military acronym "COIN" — has emerged to advance the cause. The Commandant’s Reading List is a list of books that Marines are recommended and often required to read. Authors@Google Talk: During a talk at Google, Killcullen gives an overview of the main points within The Accidental Guerrilla. Free Online Library: CAC commander's counterinsurgency: reading list. The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One: This is Kilcullen’s first published book on COIN. RAND. Review of Badges Without Borders: How Global Counterinsurgency Transformed American Policing, by Stuart Schrader (University of California, 2019).. It makes no attempt, and no claim, to be exhaustive or definitive: such a list would run to many thousands of entries and quickly prove self-defeating. For someone looking for a book that introduces concepts of COIN without getting too heavy on theory, this is probably one of the better choices. Counterinsurgency: This is a collection of previously published work on COIN by Kilcullen and includes his “Twenty-Eight Articles” that went viral, his article “Globalization and the Development of Indonesian Counterinsurgency Tactics” which summarizes the research of his doctoral dissertation, a personal reflection of an operation on the border of East and West Timor, a keynote address given at the University of New South Wales, and finishes with “Countering Global Insurgency” which uses a systems analysis to formulate a more effective strategy for the War on Terror. We have a review and summary posted here. Our full review and summary can be found here. Note: This is very much a work in progress, there are numerous sources and material for those seeking to deepen their knowledge of counterinsurgency (COIN). Ucko, David H. The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars: Ucko centers his work on how the United States has adapted to the the insurgency of Iraq. This timely book offers a world history of insurgencies and of counterinsurgency warfare. It’s only about 20 pages and is critical to developing an understanding of COIN. I’ve read portions of of the book and will post my review and summary when they’re done. Service members will find LtGen James Mattis’ reading list particularly helpful. ), Next Generation National Security Fellows, Robert M. Gates and Leon E. Panetta Fellows, The Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship, Joseph S. Nye, Jr. National Security Internship and Mentoring Program, CNAS 2015 Annual Conference: Keynote Address and Closing Remarks, Protecting Democracy: Foreign Interference, Voter Confidence, and Defensive Strategies in the 2020 Elections and Beyond, David Galula, Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice, David Kilcullen, "28 Articles", Military Review, May-June 2006, Kalev Sepp, "Best Practices in COIN", Military Review, May-June 2005, Robert Bateman, "Lawrence and his Message, John Cann, Counterinsurgency in Africa: The Portuguese Way of War 1961-1974, David Galula, Pacification in Algeria: 1956-1958, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962, John Nagl, Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam, Robert Thompson, Defeating Communist Insurgency, Ralph Baker, "The Decisive Weapon", Military Review, May-June 2006, David Barno, “Fighting ‘The Other War’: Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, 2003-2005,” Military Review, September-October 2007, Stephen Biddle, “Seeing Baghdad, Thinking Saigon,” Foreign Affairs, March-April 2006, Burgoyne & Marckwardt, The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa, Peter Chiarelli, "Winning the Peace", Military Review, July-August 2005, Nigel Alwyn Foster, "Changing the Army for COIN Operations", Military Review, November-December 2005, Les Grau, The Bear Went Over the Mountain, T.X. This article of T.E. Nagl, John A. The video also serves as an excellent introduction to COIN. While I haven’t read it yet, I’m expecting it to use similar analysis. This book, along with Roger Trinquier's, Modern Warfare, should be included as part of every military officer's recommended reading list. If you’ve already read the book, skip to the 25 minute mark and catch the Q&A. USMC Counterinsurgency Reading List for Marines Deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan http://smallwarsjournal.com/documents/usmccoinreadinglist.pdf. War Bird Forum. They are meant to help Marines develop their personal and professional character. The rest of the manual is useful to those involved with counterinsurgency operations but may be a bit detailed for others. The recommendations of RAND include how to prioritize civil operations, allocate security forces, integrate security and civil operations, and other general requirements necessary for effective operations. “Counterinsurgency rests on the assumption that the enemy has significant support in the communities from which it recruits. The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual: This is the commercially published version of Field Manual 3-24. Our full review and summary can be found here. Podcast Check out @FightSh FNH audio presents a reading of the revolutionary military guide on how to handle and run a counterinsurgency. Victory Has a Thousand Fathers: Sources of Success in Counterinsurgency: For this report, RAND has used data from the 30 most recently resolved insurgencies to test basic tenets of COIN. I have yet to read it but am incredibly interested in any lessons that could be drawn from it. 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