Former CIA director James Woolsey likened the post-Cold-War world to a jungle full of snakes. Here, a veteran military historian delivers a gripping narrative of a century of counterinsurgent warfare, from the Philippine War to Iraq, analyzing wars won and lost. b&w illustrations.
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Former CIA director James Woolsey likened the post-Cold-War world to a jungle full of snakes. Here, a veteran military historian delivers a gripping narrative of a century of counterinsurgent warfare, from the Philippine War to Iraq, analyzing wars won and lost. b&w illustrations.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 291 p. Contains: Maps. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2008054018 Type of material Book Personal name Arnold, James R., 1952-Main title Jungle of snakes: a century of counterinsurgency warfare from the Philippines to Iraq / James R. Arnold. Edition 1st U.S. ed. Published/Created New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2009. Description 291 p. : maps; 25 cm. ISBN 9781596915039 (alk. paper) 159691503X (alk. paper) LC classification U241. A765 2009 Subjects Counterinsurgency--History--20th century. Military history, Modern--20th century. Counterinsurgency--United States--History--20th century. Counterinsurgency--Great Britain--History--20th century. Counterinsurgency--France--History--20th century. United States--History, Military--20th century. Great Britain--History, Military--20th century. France--History, Military--20th century. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-283) and index. Dewey class no. 355.02/180904 Geographic area code n-us---e-uk---e-fr--
