| Description |
xxv, 298 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
"MG-478-1-ARPA/RC"--P. [4] of cover. |
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" A new edition of a Rand classic"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The stage: i. The background -- ii. Insurgency and counterensurgency in Algeria -- iii. The situation in Kabylia -- iv. The sector of Tigzirt -- v. The quartier of Aissa Mimoun -- vi. The 3d Company and its sous-quartier -- pt. 2. The struggle for control of the population: i. The strategic problem -- ii. No doctrine for the counterinsurgent -- iii. My own theory -- iv. The indoctrination of my company -- v. An operation at sector level -- vi. Occasional contacts with the population -- vii. Moving the company closer to the population -- viii. A platoon detached to Igonane Ameur -- ix. Company routine -- x. Accidental purge of Bou Souar -- xi. Expansion of my sous-quartier, purge of the other villages -- pt. 3. Struggle for the support of the population: i. The situation in Algeria in the winter of 1957 -- ii. The municipal reform -- iii. Cleaning Tizi Ouzou -- iv. Testing the new leaders -- v. Mobilizing the population -- vi. Limits to local efforts -- vii. Prisoners and suspects -- viii. Further expansion of the sous-quartier -- ix. An operation in the Mizrana Forest -- x. The manpower crisis in the French army -- xi. Attempts at organizing a party -- pt. 4. War in the Bordj Menaiel Sector: i. The spring of 1958 -- ii. The revolution of May 13 and its aftermath -- pt. 5. Conclusions: i. Major factors in the Algerian War -- ii. Basic principles of counterinsurgent warfare. |
| Subject |
Galula, David, 1919-1967.
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Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962 -- Personal narratives, French.
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Counterinsurgency -- Algeria.
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| ISBN |
0833039202 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780833039200 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
IG# 0833039202 |
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YDXCP 2391918 |
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