A Perspective of Counterinsurgency in Three Dimensions—Tradition, Legitimacy, Visibility

Authors

William F. Long, U.S. Army

Number

5

Abstract

In the early 1960's the Soviet Union and Red China initiated a serious effort to increase their influence by sponsoring "wars of national liberation." The United States responded to this attempt by developing both a doctrine and a technology of counterinsurgency.

Recommended Citation

Long, William F. (1970) "A Perspective of Counterinsurgency in Three Dimensions—Tradition, Legitimacy, Visibility," Naval War College Review: Vol. 23: No. 2, Article 5.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol23/iss2/5