- Editorial:
- CREATESPACE
- ISBN:
- 978-1-5003-2303-5
FIELD MANUAL FM 3-24 MCWP 3-33.5 INSURGENCIES AND COUNTERING INSURGENCIES CHANGE 1 - JUNE 2014
US ARMY, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
This is Change 1 to the May 2014 version of FM 3-24 MCWP 3-33.5 Insurgencies and Countering Insurgencies. This version, that was released in late June 2014, has changes in chapters 1, 2, 4, and 7. Overall, FM 3-24 MCWP 3-33.5 is divided into three parts. Part one provides strategic and operational context, part two provides the doctrine for understanding insurgencies, and part three provides doctrine for defeating an insurgency. In short, FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5 is organized to provide the context of a problem, the problem, and possible solutions. Part one, the "Strategic and Operational Context," provides a framework for understanding the environment where a counterinsurgency exists. Part one consists of chapters one through three. Part two, "Insurgencies," provides a doctrinal framework for understanding an insurgency. Part two consists of chapters four and five. Part three, "Counterinsurgencies," describes how to plan and execute operations to enable a host nation to defeat an insurgency. Chapter 1, "Understanding the Strategic Context" Chapter 2, "Understanding an Operational Environment" Chapter 3, "Culture" Chapter 4, "Insurgency Prerequisites and Fundamentals" Chapter 5, "Insurgency Threat Characteristics" Chapter 6, "Command and Control and Mission Command" Chapter 7, "Planning and Operational Considerations" Chapter 8, "Intelligence" Chapter 9, "Direct Approaches to Counter an Insurgency" Chapter 10, "Indirect Methods for Countering Insurgencies" Chapter 11, "Working with Host-Nation Forces" Chapter 12, "Assessments" Chapter 13, "Legal Considerations"
