Here thirteen experts examine the development of counterinsurgency (COIN) in modern warfare through the discussion of strategies, doctrine and tactics used in wars throughout the twentiethd century and in the present day conflicts. -- From the publisher.

In aid of the civil power : Britain, Ireland, and Palestine 1916-48 /|r Charles Townshend --|t Counterinsurgency in the Philippines /|r Anthony James Joes --|t The first of the banana wars : US marines in Nicaragua 1909-12 /|r Bruce Gudmundsson --|t Few carrots and a lot of sticks : German anti-partisan warfare in World War Two /|r Peter Lieb --|t French imperial warfare 1945-62 /|r Douglas Porch --|t From search and destroy to hearts and minds : the evolution of British strategy in Malaya 1948-60 /|r Richard Stubbs --|t Counterinsurgency in Vietnam : American organizational culture and learning /|r John A. Nagl --|t Red wolves and British lions : the conflict in Aden /|r Jonathan Walker --|t Britain's longest war : Northern Ireland 1967-2007 /|r Richard Iron --|t Countering the Chimurenga : the Rhodesian counterinsurgency campaign 1962-80 /|r J.R.T. Wood --|t The Israel defense forces and the Al-Aqsa Intifada : when tactical virtuosity meets strategic disappointment /|r Sergio Catignani --|t Lessons in 21st-century counterinsurgency : Afghanistan 2001-07 /|r Daniel Marston --|t Counterinsurgency in Iraq : May 2003-January 2007 /|r Cater Malkasian.