Irregular Enemies and the Essence of Strategy

Download or read book Irregular Enemies and the Essence of Strategy written by Colin S. Gray and published by Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College. This book was released on 2006 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author offers a detailed comparison between the character of irregular warfare, insurgency in particular, and the principal enduring features of "the American way." He concludes that there is a serious mismatch between that "way" and the kind of behavior that is most effective in countering irregular foes. The author poses the question, Can the American way of war adapt to a strategic threat context dominated by irregular enemies? He suggests that the answer is "perhaps, but only with difficulty."