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FM 90-8-COUNTER-GUERRILLA Oper

FM 90-8-COUNTER-GUERRILLA

Oper

Army · FM · Aug 1986 · 255 pages

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Section I. General 1-1. Overview. This chapter discusses the type of activity that is characteristic of an insurgency. A general overview of insurgency is provided to introduce the planner of counterguerrilla operations to the insurgent. The host government's method to defeat the insurgency is discussed, as is the difference between counterinsurgency and counterguerrilla operations. The methods of response by United States (US) forces, and the general doctrine for their use, are also presented. 1-2. Types of conflict. a. The risk to national survival is greatest in a conventional conflict, but the probability of such conflicts occurring is relatively low. On the other hand, the risk to national survival is not as great in a counterinsurgency conflict, but the probability of these types of conflicts occurring is much greater. b.

DesignationFM 90-8-COUNTER-GUERRILLA

EditionAug 1986

StatusSuperseded

Pages255

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

CollectionRecent Archive

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 39

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