Low-Intensity Conflict in American History - Hardcover

by Claude C. Sturgill (Author)

This book is both a practical guide and an introduction to low-intensity conflict. In addition, it serves as a history of this type of conflict in the United States. A part of normal government operations in the U.S. from 1940 to the present, low-intensity conflict's antecedants can be traced back to the beginning of the republic. Sturgill discusses topics such as: insurgency and counterinsurgency, terrorism and counterterrorism, and military intervention.

Author Biography

CLAUDE C. STURGILL is Professor of Military History at the University of Florida. He has written a number of books and many journal articles in both French and English.