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Low Intensity Warfare: Counterinsurgency, Proinsurgency, and Antiterrorism in the Eighties
Low Intensity Warfare Counterinsurgency Proinsurgency and Antiterrorism in the Eighties Author:Michael T. Klare These nine essays offer valuable analysis of U.S. military strategy during the Reagan years. The authors, defense specialists often connected with prominent liberal think tanks, describe the administration's policy of "low-intensity conflict" (or LIC), pursued in such trouble spots as Nicaragua, the Philippines, and Afghanistan. Developed after ... more »our defeat in Vietnam, LIC doctrine postulates using limited force in concert with economic and diplomatic pressure to achieve victory. --Library Journal« less