Small-Unit Leaders' Guide to Counterinsurgency: The Official U.S. Marine Corps Manual

by U.S. Marine Corps, J.N. Mattis (Foreword)

From the "This handbook provides the tactics, techniques, and procedures that may be applied by small unit leaders engaged in counterinsurgency. It is principally focused at the company and below. It describes the nature of insurgency and counterinsurgency, common insurgent approaches, preparation for counterinsurgency, mobilizing the populace, information and intelligence operations, and operations in a counterinsurgency environment. The handbook is not prescriptive but meant to inform. The specific aspects of each conflict combined with small unit leader judgment and initiative will drive how to apply the ideas within the handbook". Chapter 1: Overview; Chapter 2: Common Insurgent Approaches; Chapter 3: Preparation for Counterinsurgency; Chapter 4: Mobilizing the Populace; Chapter 5: Information and Intelligence Operations; Chapter 6: Operations in a COIN Environment; Annex Patrol Search; Annex Basic Observation Skills; Annex The Twenty-Eight Articles - Fundamentals of Company-level Counterinsurgency; Annex Improvised Explosive Devices. Originally published in 2006. 136 pages. ill.

Genres: Military Fiction

138 pages, Paperback

First published February 8, 2013

About the author

The U.S. Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States. In the civilian leadership structure of the United States military, the Marine Corps is a component of the United States Department of the Navy, often working closely with U.S. naval forces for training, transportation, and logistic purposes; however, in the military leadership structure the Marine Corps is a separate branch.

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[D.E. Haworth · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s what you would expect from a manual. A bit dry and full of useful information. I read it for research on a project I am writing.