a symposium, April 16-20, 1962 Hosmer, Stephen T. author. Crane, Sibylle O. author. text conference publication cau 2006 monographic eng

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xxiii, 158 pages ; 28 cm This report is based on the Symposium on Counterinsurgency held at RAND's Washington Office during the week of 16 April 1962. The purpose of the symposium was to bring together those with first-hand experience of guerrilla and counterguerrilla warfare for informal exchanges of information that might lead to fresh insights and a detailed body of expert knowledge. The subjects discussed include patterns and techniques of counterinsurgency, effective organizational and operational approaches, political action, psychological warfare, intelligence and counterintelligence, and requirements for victory. This new release of the report includes a new foreword by Stephen T. Hosmer that elucidates the relevance of this symposium to contemporary guerrilla and counterguerrilla operations. Stephen Hosmer, Sibylle O. Crane. "RAND Corporation." "This April, 1962 symposium was held at a time when Kennedy Administration officials were focusing increasingly on the growing communist insurgency in Vietnam..." -- Forward to the new edition. Cover title. Includes index. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Counterinsurgency Congresses Government, Resistance to Guerrilla warfare Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) U241 .C69 2006 0833039830 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2006018436 http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R412-1/ http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R412-1/ CstmoR 060602 rnd000000000112650