TY  - BOOK
AU  - KILCULLEN David
TI  - The accidental guerrilla: fighting small wars in the midst of a big one
SN  - 9780195368345 (hbk.):
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - COUNTERTERRORISM
KW  - COUNTERINSURGENCY
KW  - GUERILLA WARFARE
KW  - UNITED STATES
KW  - MILITARY POLICY
N2  - World renowned counterinsurgency expert Kilcullen, an Australian, was one of the main advisers to U.S. Army General Petraeus in Iraq (the surge). In this book he highlights the importance of distinguishing between local insurgencies with local aims and the global terrorist networks; the former are the accidental guerillas of the title but too often confused with the latter in America's big picture "the global war on terror". Uses examples from Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor, southern Thailand, the Tribal Areas of Pakistan, and radicalisation in Europe. Highlights the importance of moral authority and credibility in those attempting to overcome terrorism and restore order in insurgencies
ER  -