{"product_id":"chasing-ghosts-john-j-tierney-9781597970150","title":"Chasing Ghosts: Unconventional Warfare in American History","description":"The turbulent occupation of Iraq has once again embroiled the United States military in an unconventional war. \u003ci\u003eChasing Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e is a study of unconventional warfare in American military history and its implications for the present and future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John J. Tierney examines America's numerous past experiences with this type of warfare from the Revolutionary War, when American irregulars fought the British and Loyalists, through the Vietnam War, which involved the U.S. military in its largest-ever counterinsurgency campaigns. Other cases covered in the book include guerrilla fighting during the American Civil War; wars between the United States and Native Americans; the Philippine Insurrection; the campaign against Mexico's Pancho Villa; U.S. occupations of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Nicaragua; and other examples from World War II and the Cold War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Most of America's past encounters with this type of warfare have been forgotten, requiring successive generations of military strategists and policy makers to stumble for answers and improvise strategies every time. While each war has its own unique circumstances, Tierney's analytical history will provide the case studies necessary to reduce this continual relearning process in the future. By illuminating this extensive and largely forgotten history, Tierney aims to better inform policy makers, the military, and the public about if, when, and how the United States should fight unconventional wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John J. Tierney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1597970158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597970150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Potomac Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.32w x 1.15d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 313","brand":"John J. Tierney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938570338559,"sku":"9781597970150","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a4a84eef-cbf5-4d32-bfe6-be8f473c7fe6.jpg?v=1681436467","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chasing-ghosts-john-j-tierney-9781597970150","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}