"Throughout history, armies of occupation and civil power have been faced with the challenges of insurgency. British and American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted this form of conflict in the modern world. Armies have had to adopt new doctrines and tactics to deal with the problems of insurgency and diverse counterinsurgency strategies have been developed. Here, fourteen authors examine the development of counterinsurgency from the early 20th century to the present. Including information on the Arab-Israeli conflict, Afghanistan and Iraq, this book is a timely and accessible survey of a critical facet of modern warfare. This new paperback edition features a revised introduction, updated chapters on Iraq and Afghanistan and a completely new chapter on Columbia by expert Thomas Marks."--Pubisher's description.

Previous ed.: 2008. Includes maps of: Philippines; Partisan War in the Occupied Soviet Union, 1941-1944; Partisan War in Occupied France, 1944; Indochina; Algeria; Federation of Malaya at the Time of the Emergency; Infiltration Routes into South Vietnam; Aden; Northern Ireland; Rhodesia - ZANLA and ZPRA Operational Boundaries; Afghanistan; Iraq. "With new chapters"--Cover.

In aid of the civil power: Britain, Ireland, and Palestine, 1916-1948 / Charles Townshend -- Counterinsurgency in the Philippines, 1898-1954 / Anthony James Joes -- Few carrots and a lot of sticks: German anti-partisan warfare in world war two / Peter Lieb -- French imperial warfare, 1945-1962 / Douglas Porch -- From search and destroy to hearts and minds: the evolution of British strategy in Malaya, 1948-1960 / Richard Stubbs -- Counterinsurgency in Vietnam: American organizational culture and learning / John A. Nagl -- Red wolves and British lions: the conflict in Aden / Jonathan Walker -- Britain's longest war: Northern Ireland, 1967-2007 / Richard Iron -- The British counterinsurgency campaign in Dhofar, 1965-1975 / Ian F.W. Beckett -- Countering the Chimurenga: the Rhodesian counterinsurgency campaign, 1962-1980 / J.R.T. Wood -- Regaining the initiative: Columbia versus the FARC insurgency / Thomas A. Marks -- The Israel Defense Forces and the al-Aqsa intifada: when tactical virtuosity meets strategic disappointment / Sergio Catignani -- Realizing the extent of errors and forging the road ahead: Afghanistan, 2001-2010 / Daniel Marston -- Counterinsurgency in Iraq: May 2003-January 2010 / Carter Malkasian.