Casebook on Insurgency and Revolutionary Warfare

[Jedburgh]

SORO, Dec 62: Casebook on Insurgency and Revolutionary Warfare: 23 Summary Accounts

This casebook has been developed as a "reader" in insurgency and revolutionary warfare. Its major functions are to provide a general introduction to revolutionary warfare and to serve as a consolidated source of background information on a number of relatively recent revolutions. A standard outline was used for each summary account in order to facilitate comparisons among the revolutions. Readers are urged to at least skim the Introduction as the first step in order to become familiar with the definition of terms used in the casebook and to gain insight into the rationale for the standard outline....

[Steve Blair]

Nice work with this, Jed. I'd suggest anyone interested in the history of how elements of the US government viewed small wars/insurgencies during this period download this puppy and read away. Note that the date is 1962, but still fascinating for "what they thought then."

[Jedburgh]

RAND, August 1963: Counterinsurgency: Vietnam 1962-1963

This paper describes the political and economic motivating forces in Viet-Nam, the strategic hamlet program, the government organization, and briefly describes the U.S. advisory efforts. It discusses counterinsurgency, particularly the effects on weapons selectivity, the defense, transportation, communication, and offense. Examples from recent experiences in Viet-Nam are given. Patrolling and Viet-Cong responses to U.S. equipment and tactics are described, as is the role of American technology in counter-insurgency.

[max161]

USASOC and Johns Hopkins are updating this work with 24 new case studies, as well as the human factors in undergrounds and insurgencies. It will be published probably by the end of the year. it will be made publicly available (to include electronically) and is intended for use by professional military education and civilian academic institutions for study and research.

[Jedburgh]

USASOC and Johns Hopkins are updating this work with 24 new case studies, as well as the human factors in undergrounds and insurgencies. It will be published probably by the end of the year. it will be made publicly available (to include electronically) and is intended for use by professional military education and civilian academic institutions for study and research.

So are you saying that they are updating both volumes - the '62 Casebook on Insurgency and the '65 Human Factors of Undergrounds in Insurgencies? That would be outstanding.

[jmm99]

and does the projected update for year-end also include the other third of the trilogy: "Undergrounds in Insurgent, Revolutionary and Resistance Warfare" (1963) ?

Thanks to both of you for the new information.

Mike

[max161]

So are you saying that they are updating both volumes - the '62 Casebook on Insurgency and the '65 Human Factors of Undergrounds in Insurgencies? That would be outstanding.

All are being updated but if you look closely at the two human factors volumes they have some very similar parts to them. We will will end up with the 24 case studies, 6 comprehensive studies, a single human factors volume and then scenarios that can be used for illustrative planning and wargaming. The "update" is really a follow-on - these will be 24 new insurgencies that have occurred since the original SORO case studies.

[max161]

both Jedburgh and JMM99 to answer both their questions.

[Jedburgh]

.....if you look closely at the two human factors volumes they have some very similar parts to them.

I agree with you 100% - a current version could easily encompass all the focus areas of the earlier two.

...We will will end up with the 24 case studies, 6 comprehensive studies, a single human factors volume and then scenarios that can be used for illustrative planning and wargaming. The "update" is really a follow-on - these will be 24 new insurgencies that have occurred since the original SORO case studies.

I would love to be able to participate in the work on the human factors volume. In any case, I look forward to their completion and publication.

[Boris]

I'm new to SWC. Will the new update be additional Books? Or will it also include the earlyer 60's text? And were might I find the older 60's text in hard copy?