The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One
by David Kilcullen
Kilcullen was really the thinking behind the “surges” in Iraq and now in Afghanistan. He thinks we face a global insurgency of Takfir terrorists, basically Al-Qaida, who are trying to attack the West. They infiltrate areas like Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonesia, marry locals and both intimidate and bribe people in order to mobilise them to fight on their side. These are the accidental guerrillas of the book’s title.
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“Kilcullen writes from both a theoretical and an experiential point of view.” Read more...
Mary Habeck, Political Scientist
“Counter-insurgency, according to Kilcullen, is about protecting people and about separating the accidental guerrillas from the real Al-Qaida people.” Read more...
Mary Kaldor, Political Scientist
