The Phoenix program and contemporary counterinsurgency /
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[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
William Rosenau, Austin Long.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Santa Monica, CA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
RAND,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xii, 27 pages)
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Occasional paper ;
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OP-258-OSD
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-27).
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- The Viet Cong infrastructure : the "shadow government" -- The Phoenix Program and intelligence coordination -- Intelligence coordination and contemporary counterinsurgency -- Conclusion.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Counterinsurgency campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq have reawakened official and analytical interest in the Phoenix Program. But Phoenix remains one of the most misunderstood aspects of the Vietnam War. Some believe it to have been devastatingly effective against the Viet Cong (VC), while others believe it to have been nothing more than an assassination program. This paper seeks to clarify what Phoenix was (and was not) while also attempting to determine what elements of Phoenix remain relevant to contemporary counterinsurgency.
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Title
Phoenix program and contemporary counterinsurgency.