TY - BOOK AU - GENTILE Gian P TI - The dogmas of war PY - 2007/// KW - UNITED STATES KW - COUNTERINSURGENCY KW - IRAQ KW - COUNTERINSURGENCY DOCTRINE N2 - Rigid application of counterinsurgency doctrine drawn primarily from two historical experiences in the 1950s (British in Malaya and French in Algeria) is not sufficient to help U.S. forces overcome the civil war in Iraq. This is a personal view by U.S. Army Lt Col ER -