Question of Command: Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq

by Mark Moyar

Book Overview

A national security expert makes the case for a dramatically different approach to counterinsurgency.

"It is rare to read a book which combines academic excellence with such timely advice on a question of national importance. Mark Moyar has achieved this in his penetrating examination of leadership. . . . His perceptive analysis will have enduring value on both sides of the Atlantic for military commanders, policy-makers and historians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300168071
• ISBN13: 9780300168075
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.8"