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Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife by John A. Nagl · Booklabria

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Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife

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First published: 2005

Synopsis

This book contains the doctoral thesis of the author, comparing counterinsurgency strategies and methods applied by the British in Malaya (successfully) and the Americans in Vietnam (unsuccessfully). It tries to identify success factors when fighting an insurgency in general.

Subjects: History
United States
Great britain
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Military
United States. Army
Set in: USA
Vietnam
United Kingdom
Malaya

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Edition details

One edition on record

Format: Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: Sep 15, 2005
Edition: New Ed edition
Pages: 280
Language: English
Foreword: Peter J. Schoomaker
ISBN-13: 978-0226567709
ISBN-10: 0226567702
Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
Weight: 14.4 ounces

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