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100	1		_aBIRTLE Andrew J
245			_aPersuasion and coercion in counterinsurgency warfare / _cAndrew J Birtle
260			_c2008
520			_aDiscusses the relationship between force and persuasion in dealing successfully with rebellions and internal conflicts. The article is based on American experiences in the U.S. Civil War, the Philippine War, and the Vietnam War. Notes that there is no single formula that will apply to all insurgencies - each is a complex and changing mix of social, political, cultural and military factors. Also argues that the application of force is a necessary if unpalatable element of counterinsurgency.
650			_aCOUNTERINSURGENCY
650			_aPHILIPPINES WAR 1899
650			_aVIETNAM WAR
650			_aAMERICAN CIVIL WAR
773			_aMilitary Review : _gVol 88 No 4, July-August 2008, pp.45-53 (81)
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