U.S. Marines and Irregular Warfare, 1898-2007: Anthology and Selected Bibliography

U.S. Marines and Irregular Warfare, 1898-2007: ANTHOLOGY AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Colonel Stephen S. Evans | Marine Corps University, United States Marine Corps,  Quantico,Virginia 2008

Foreward

This anthology presents a collection of 27 articles on counterinsurgency warfare and includes a broad bibliography that collectively describe the role played by the United States in various counterinsurgency and irregular warfare efforts from 1898 until 2007, with a particular emphasis on the role of the Marine Corps in the conduct of such efforts. Like other previously published USMC History Division anthologies on earlier wars, the purpose of this volume is to provide readers with a general overview and introduction to the topic of counterinsurgency and irregular warfare. Designed essentially as a primer, this volume is intended to serve as an initial educational resource that provides Marine officers and other national security professionals with the historical basis for modern-day USMC counterinsurgency strategy and operational doctrine.

Using a broad range of historical and contemporary examples of U.S. involvement in counterinsurgency and irregular warfare, this particular anthology has drawn its articles from an equally wide range of publishers. As such, I would like to thank the editors of the Naval Institute Press, Parameters, Military Review, Marine Corps Gazette, Strategic Forum, Aerospace Power Journal, Revista/Review Interamericana, Orbis, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Hispanic American Historical Review, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington Quarterly, Royal United Services Institute Journal, and Foreign Service Journal for permitting the reproduction of the articles that comprise this volume. Their valued support has made the creation of this volume possible.

Lt. Col. Charles P. Neimeyer, PhD. USMC

Director of Marine Corps History