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24504|aThe difficult war : |bperspectives on insurgency and special operations forces / |cedited by Dr. Emily Spencer ; foreword by Major-General J.P.Y.D. Gosselin.
24610|aPerspectives on insurgency and special operations forces
264 1|aToronto, Ontario, Canada : |bDundurn Press ; |aKingston, Ontario, Canada : |bCanadian Defence Academy Press ; |aOttawa, Ontario : |bDepartment of National Defence : |bPublic Works and Government Services Canada, |c[2009]
264 4|c©2009
300 |a1 online resource (277 pages) : |billustration
336 |atext|btxt|2rdacontent
337 |acomputer|bc|2rdamedia
338 |aonline resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
500 |aDigitized by Publishing and Depository Services Program.
500 |aIssued also in French under title: Une guerre difficile : points de vue sur l'insurrection et les forces d'opérations spéciales.
504 |aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
5050 |aForeword / Major-General J.P.Y.D. Gosselin -- Acknowledgements / Emily Spencer -- Introduction / Emily Spencer and Bernd Horn -- 1, Mao Zedong and the People's War / Tony Balasevicius -- 2, The End of Asymmetry: Force Disparity and the Aims of War / Peter H. Denton -- 3, Intelligence and Its Application to Irregular Warfare / Tony Balasevicius and Bernd Horn -- 4, "The People Puzzle": The Importance of Cultural Intelligence to Counterinsurgency / Emily Spencer -- 5, Defining Terrorism / Bernd Horn -- 6, Operational Alchemy in Northern Ireland: The Mutually Enabling Relationship Between SOF and Intelligence / Andrew Brown -- 7, Fighting the Mujahideen: Lessons from the Soviet Counterinsurgency Experience in Afghanistan / Tony Balasevicius and Greg Smith -- 8, Unconventional Warfare Operations in Afghanistan — September to December 2001 / V.I. -- 9, From the Cold War to Insurgency: Preparing Leaders for the Contemporary Operating Environment / Bernd Horn -- 10, SOF for Sale: The Canadian Forces and the Challenge of Privatized Security / Christopher Spearin -- 11, Building Coalition Special Operations Forces for the "Long War" / J. Paul de B. Taillon -- Contributors -- Index.
520 |a"The Difficult War is a timely volume that presents a collection of essays that deal with the topics of insurgency and counterinsurgency and many of the collateral issues, topics, and considerations that are wrapped up in what could arguably be considered one of the most complex forms of warfare. This book examines both theoretical and practical topics, and in sum provides an excellent collection of ideas that stimulate thought and debate on this relevant and complex subject"--Foreword, page 8.
530 |aIssued also in printed form.
650 0|aSpecial forces (Military science)
650 0|aInsurgency.
650 0|aAsymmetric warfare.
7001 |aSpencer, Emily, |eeditor.
7101 |aCanada. |bDepartment of National Defence, |eissuing body.
77508|tUne guerre difficile : |w(CaOODSP)9.889004
7760#|tThe difficult war : |w(CaOODSP)9.651561
85640|qPDF|s4.21 MB|uhttps://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/mdn-dnd/D2-248-2009-eng.pdf