Doctrines of Defeat, La Guerre Revolutionnaire and Counterinsurgency Warfare

Abstract

This study compares the military doctrines used by the French in the Algerian War and the United States in the Vietnam War. The objective of this thesis is to determine why both doctrines failed. The author examines the doctrines at the strategic and operational levels in order to determine at what level of command and application failure occurred. This study provides the historical development of each doctrine as well as a framework of warfare to establish a base theory from which to examine the doctrines.... Military History, Vietnam War, Army - France, Algerian War, Army - United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA261249

Entities

People

  • Frederick J. Schwarz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Insurgency
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Recreation
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.