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Nagl University Of Chicago Press, 2005 Theory From One Who Gets It + Amazing To use a term that many in the military are fond of, Nagl "gets it." His understanding of counterinsurgency operations is both broad and deep, and his writing is smooth enough for the lay reader to comprehend without any difficulty. 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Kalyvas Cambridge University Press, 2006 By analytically decoupling war and violence, this book explores the causes and dynamics of violence in civil war. Against the prevailing view that such violence is an instance of impenetrable madness, the book demonstrates that there is logic to it and that it has much less to do with collective emotions, ideologies, and cultures than currently believed. Kalyvas specifies a novel theory of ...             Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam50 reviews John A. Nagl University Of Chicago Press, 2005 Theory From One Who Gets It + Amazing To use a term that many in the military are fond of, Nagl "gets it." His understanding of counterinsurgency operations is both broad and deep, and his writing is smooth enough for the lay reader to comprehend without any difficulty. Nagl's departure from the US Army will be a loss for this ...             The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual21 reviews University of Chicago Press, 2007 Had a shipping problem, but Amazon fixed it! + Best in Class MILITARY Manual--Need Civilian Peace SOP + A good place to begin learning about counterinsurgency warfare + for soldiers or graduate students? + Insightful and comprehensive             Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era)12 reviews David Galula Praeger Security International Paperback, 2006 Essential + Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era) + Solid Foundation + book review + Excellent, with one caveat             A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (New York Review Books Classics)44 reviews Alistair Horne NYRB Classics, 2006 Positively 6 stars + Masterpiece + Excellent, but... + A Slightly Slow, yet Very Good Analysis. + You want a better understanding of what's going on in Iraq?