Doctrine of eternal recurrence : : the U.S. military and counterinsurgency doctrine, 1960-1970 and 2003-2006 / / Austin Long.

• Superior document: Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ; 6
• Author: United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.; Long, Austin G.
• TeilnehmendeR: United States. Dept. of Defense.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-200-OSD.; Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ; 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (47 p.)
• Notes: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

This paper tests and ultimately disproves the assumption that doctrine as written and operations as conducted are tightly linked. Ingrained organizational concepts and beliefs have a much greater influence on operations than written doctrine.

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence-The U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency Doctrine; Doctrine and Counterinsurgency: Defining the Terms; Small Wars Before COIN: U.S. Experiences Prior to 1960; The Kennedy Years: The Birth of COIN Doctrine; Limits of Doctrine: Vietnam, 1961 to 1963; Attempts to Put Doctrine into Practice: The PROVN Study, 1965 to 1966; COIN as Practiced: Vietnam, 1965 to 1968; Doctrine in the Late 1960s; COIN as Practiced: Vietnam, 1969 to 1972; Interlude: COIN and the Military, 1973 to 2003

COIN Doctrine, 2003 to 2005COIN Operations, 2003 to 2005; Doctrine and Operations in 2006; Getting It Right? COIN in Iraq, 2007; Komer's Lament: COIN Doctrine vs. COIN Practice; Conclusion; References