| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 298 pages) : maps |
| Series |
MG (Rand Corporation) ; 478.
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| Note |
"MG-478." |
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"A new edition of a Rand classic"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The stage: i. The background -- ii. Insurgency and counterensurgency in Algeria -- iii. The situation in Kabylia -- iv. The sector of Tigzdrt -- volume The quartier of Aissa Maimoun -- vi. The Third Company and its sous-quartier -- part 2. The struggle for control of the population: i. The strategic problem -- ii. No doctrine for the counterinsurgent -- iii. My own theory -- iv. The indoctrination of my company -- volume An operation at sector level -- vi. Occasional contacts with the population -- vii. Moving the company closer to the population -- viii. A platoon detached to Igonane Ameur -- ix. Company routine -- x. Accidental purge of Bou Souar -- xi. Expansion of my sous-quartier, purge of the other villages -- part 3. Struggle for the support of the population: i. The situation in Awera in the winter of 1957 -- ii. The municipal reform -- iii. Cleaning Tiziouzou -- iv. Testing the new leaders -- volume Mobilising the population -- vi. Limits to local efforts -- vii. Prisoners and suspects -- viii. Further expansion of the sous-quartier -- ix. An operation in the Mizrana Forest -- x. The manpower crisis in the French army -- xi. Attempts at organizing a party -- part 4. War in the Bordj Menaiel Sector: i. The spring of 1958 -- ii. The revolution of May 13 and its aftermath -- part 5. Conclusions: i. Major factors in the Algerian War -- ii. Basic principles of counterinsurgent warfare. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
When Algerian nationalists launched a rebellion against French rule in November 1954, France, mired in similar wars for independence in its colonial territories, was in a poor position to cope with further upheaval. The Algerian strategy encompassed varying approaches and was more adaptable than that of the French, necessitating a rethinking of traditional counterinsurgency methods. In this volume, originally published in 1963, David Galula reconstructs the story of his highly successful command in the district of Greater Kabylia, east of Algiers, at the height of the rebellion, and presents his theories on counterinsurgency and pacification. In the process, he confronts the larger political, psychological, and military aspects of the Algerian war, and provides a context for present-day counterinsurgency operations. This groundbreaking work, featuring a new foreword by Bruce Hoffman, retains its relevancy as a challenge to traditional counterinsurgency tactics and presents approaches to predicting, managing, and resolving insurgent and guerilla conflict. The parallels between the Algerian war and modern warfare are striking, and lessons can be extracted from French successes and failures in its drive to contain and manage the Algerian uprising. |
| Subject |
Galula, David, 1919-1967.
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Galula, David, 1919-1967. (OCoLC)fst01596694
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Revolution (Algeria : 1954-1962) (OCoLC)fst01354461
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Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962 -- Personal narratives, French.
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Counterinsurgency -- Algeria.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Counterinsurgency. (OCoLC)fst00881325
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Algeria. (OCoLC)fst01205459
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| Chronological Term |
1954-1962
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Personal narratives -- French.
(OCoLC)fst01424110
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Galula, David, 1919-1967. Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958. Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., 2006 0833039202 9780833039200 (DLC) 2006004404 (OCoLC)71084139 |
| ISBN |
9780833041081 (electronic bk.) |
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0833041088 (electronic bk.) |
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