Small Wars Journal

Viewpoint: Counterinsurgency Lessons From Vietnam

Thu, 09/20/2012 - 2:40pm

Viewpoint: Counterinsurgency Lessons From Vietnam by David Donovan / Terry Turner at the BBC.

The rise in so-called insider attacks by rogue Afghan security forces has highlighted the perils of joint operations in counter-insurgency. But former US soldier David Donovan, who fought in Vietnam, says lessons learnt long ago have been forgotten.