Contesting history
Subtitle: the Bush counterinsurgency legacy in Iraq
By: Matthew J. Flynn.
Publisher: Praeger Security International
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780313384882; 9780313384899
Subjects: Bush, George W. -- 1946- -- Political and social views; Guerrilla warfare -- Case studies; Insurgency -- Case studies; Counterinsurgency -- Case studies; Military history, Modern -- Case studies; Iraq War, 2003- -- Influence; Counterinsurgency -- Iraq -- History -- 21st century; National security -- United States
Genres: Case studies
Description: Contesting History: The Bush Counterinsurgency Legacy in Iraq uses a comparative analysis of history to assess the Bush administration's actions in Iraq, focusing specifically on the policy of counterinsurgency. Insurgency exists within an extended timeframe and exhibits a global reach, argues comparative warfare expert Matthew J. Flynn. Therefore, understanding this phenomenon is best realized through an examination of guerrilla conflicts around the world over time; this book provides that approach.--From publisher web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Intervention as liberation : the French in Mexico, 1861-1867; title: Holding onto chaos : the Ottoman Empire in the Arabian Peninsula, 1915-1918; title: Impossible resistance : the American war in Vietnam, 1965-1975; title: A better ideology : the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, 1979-1989; title: Warfare as ritual : the war in Chechnya, 1994-1999; title: Creating a guerrilla war : the battle that came after victory in Iraq.