{"product_id":"the-soul-of-armies-austin-long-9780801453793","title":"The Soul of Armies: Counterinsurgency Doctrine and Military Culture in the Us and UK","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor both the United States and United Kingdom counterinsurgency was a serious component of security policy during the Cold War and, along with counterterrorism, has been the greatest security challenge after September 11, 2001. In \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Armies\u003c\/i\u003e Austin Long compares and contrasts counterinsurgency operations during the Cold War and in recent years by three organizations: the US Army, the US Marine Corps, and the British Army.Long argues that the formative experiences of these three organizations as they professionalized in the nineteenth century has produced distinctive organizational cultures that shape operations. Combining archival research on counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam and Kenya with the author's personal experience as a civilian advisor to the military in Iraq and Afghanistan, \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Armies\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that the US Army has persistently conducted counterinsurgency operations in a very different way from either the US Marine Corps or the British Army. These differences in conduct have serious consequences, affecting the likelihood of success, the potential for civilian casualties and collateral damage, and the ability to effectively support host nation governments. Long concludes counterinsurgency operations are at best only a partial explanation for success or failure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Austin Long\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801453798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801453793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Austin Long","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47202167750911,"sku":"9780801453793","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e3de1a9-1e97-4b81-96ad-0edc3497f40c.jpg?v=1756819825","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-soul-of-armies-austin-long-9780801453793","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}