Please sign in to WorldCat

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.

Home

WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help Get E-mail Updates Feedback WorldCat Blog

Search

Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts

Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or

Cite/Export

Cite/Export

Copy a citation

APA

Chicago (Author-Date)

Harvard

MLA

Turabian

Export a citation
Export to RefWorks Export to EndNote Cancel
Note: Citations are based on reference standards. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher, institution or organization should be applied.
Print
E-mail

E-mail

All fields are required.

The E-mail Address(es) field is required. Please enter recipient e-mail address(es).

The E-mail Address(es) you entered is(are) not in a valid format. Please re-enter recipient e-mail address(es).
Enter recipient e-mail address(es): Separate multiple addresses with commas (,)
The name field is required. Please enter your name.
Enter your name:
Your e-mail address is required. Please enter your e-mail address.

Your e-mail address you entered is not in a valid format. Please re-enter your e-mail address.
Enter your e-mail address: Subject:
The E-mail message field is required. Please enter the message.
E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43684548 Title: America and guerrilla warfare Author: Anthony James Joes Publisher: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2000. ISBN/ISSN: 0813121817 9780813121819 OCLC:43684548

The ReCaptcha terms you entered were incorrect. Please try to match the 2 words shown in the window, or try the audio version.

Cancel
Bookmark & Share
Permalink

Permalink

Copy this URL to link to this page:

Write a review
Rate this item:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5

Preview this item

America and guerrilla warfare

Author:	Anthony James Joes
Publisher:	Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2000.
Edition/Format:	Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	Anthony James Joes, argues that the U.S. experience in Vietnam was atypical of America's overall experience with guerrilla warfare. He examines several twentieth-century conflicts that should have better prepared the country for Vietnam: the Philippines in 1898, Nicaragua in the 1920s, Greece in the late 1940s, and the Philippines again during the Huk War of 1945-52. In a controversial interpretation, he suggests tha Read more... Anthony James Joes, argues that the U.S. experience in Vietnam was atypical of America's overall experience with guerrilla warfare. He examines several twentieth-century conflicts that should have better prepared the country for Vietnam: the Philippines in 1898, Nicaragua in the 1920s, Greece in the late 1940s, and the Philippines again during the Huk War of 1945-52. In a controversial interpretation, he suggests that valuable lessons were forgotten or ignored in Southeast Asia. Later, during the long Salvadoran conflict of the 1980s, American leaders seemed to recall what they had learned. Joes presents a total of nine case studies, from the role of Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, in driving Cornwallis to Yorktown and eventual surrender to the U.S. support of Afghan rebels that hastened the collapse of the Soviet Empire. He analyzes the origins of each conflict, traces American involvement, and seeks patterns and deviations. Studying numerous campaigns, including ones staged by Confederate units during the Civil War, Joes suggests the combination of elements that can lead a nation to success in guerrilla warfare or doom it to failure.
Rating:

Get this item

Borrow / obtain a copy

Borrow or obtain a copy

Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Material Type:	Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Anthony James Joes Find more information about:
ISBN:	0813121817 9780813121819
OCLC Number:	43684548
Description:	418 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Contents:	Introduction: the Americans and guerrilla insurgency -- American guerrillas: the War of Independence -- Confederate guerrillas: the War of Secession -- The Philippine War: forgotten victory -- Nicaragua: a training ground -- Greece: civil war into Cold War -- Back to the Philippines: the Huks -- Vietnam: a case of multiple pathologies -- El Salvador: a long war in a small country -- Afghanistan: cracking the red empire -- Implications and provocations.
Responsibility:	Anthony James Joes.
More information:	Book review (H-Net)

Abstract:

Anthony James Joes, argues that the U.S. experience in Vietnam was atypical of America's overall experience with guerrilla warfare. He examines several twentieth-century conflicts that should have better prepared the country for Vietnam: the Philippines in 1898, Nicaragua in the 1920s, Greece in the late 1940s, and the Philippines again during the Huk War of 1945-52. In a controversial interpretation, he suggests that valuable lessons were forgotten or ignored in Southeast Asia. Later, during the long Salvadoran conflict of the 1980s, American leaders seemed to recall what they had learned. Joes presents a total of nine case studies, from the role of Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, in driving Cornwallis to Yorktown and eventual surrender to the U.S. support of Afghan rebels that hastened the collapse of the Soviet Empire. He analyzes the origins of each conflict, traces American involvement, and seeks patterns and deviations. Studying numerous campaigns, including ones staged by Confederate units during the Civil War, Joes suggests the combination of elements that can lead a nation to success in guerrilla warfare or doom it to failure.

You:	Sign In \| Register \| My WorldCat \| My Lists \| My Watchlist \| My Reviews \| My Tags \| My Saved Searches
WorldCat:	Home \| About \| Help \| Get E-mail Updates \| Feedback \| Search \| WorldCat Blog

More like this

Subjects

Similar Items