Counterinsurgency And The United States Marine Corps: Volume 2, An Era Of Persistent Warfare, 1945-2016

Volume 2 continues the history of the U.S. Marine Corps' involvement in "small wars" after World War II, beginning with advisory efforts with the Netherlands Marine Korps (1943-1946). The authors describe counterinsurgency efforts during the Korean War (1950-1953), the development of vertical assault tactics in the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, counterinsurgency in Southeast Asia (1962-1975), involvement in Central America (1983-1989), and present-day conflicts, including the War on Terror and operations in Iraq and Libya.

• | Author: Leo J. Daugherty III, Rhonda L. Smith-Daugherty
• | Publisher: Mcfarland & Company
• | Publication Date: Mar 21, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 473 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/History
• | ISBN-10: 0786462736
• | ISBN-13: 9780786462735