Will Irwin ; foreword by Lieutenant General John F. Mulholland, Jr., U.S. Army, Ret.
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida :
The JSOU Press,
2019.
xv, 230 pages :
illustrations ;
23 cm.
JSOU report ;
19-2
"April 2019"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Support to resistance as a tool of disruption -- Support to resistance as a tool of coercion -- Support to resistance to enable regime change -- Conclusion.
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"This monograph is the first in a planned series of three volumes that will provide Special Operations Forces (SOF) with an in-depth study of resistance movements. Mr. Will Irwin provides a wealth of case studies focused on the United States Government's support to resistance movements. For each of his case studies the author summarizes in a clear, concise manner the duration of U.S. support, the political environments or conditions, the type of operation, the purpose or objective of U.S. support, and the ultimate outcome: success, partial success, failure, or an inconclusive outcome. Unfolding world events are indicative of the need for SOF to maintain and enhance traditional unconventional warfare (UW) skills, but those skills must be assessed in the context of modern resistance movement dynamics. This work will serve as a benchmark reference on resistance movements for the benefit of the special operations community and its civilian leadership"--Publisher's description.
Strategic purpose and effectiveness
Guerrilla warfare, Case studies.
Insurgency, Case studies.
Military assistance, American, Case studies.
Guerrilla warfare.
Insurgency.
Military assistance, American.
Irwin, Will,1950-
Mulholland, John F.,Jr.
Joint Special Operations University (U.S.),issuing body.
Joint Special Operations University (U.S.)., JSOU Press,publisher.