Counterinsurgency Knowledge Center
Our intent is to get you to the information you need. If there is content that you think would be valuable to the community email it to us at COIN@conus.army.mil. The following documents are for the public distribution. Additionally, you might find what you need at the following sites:
Counterinsurgency Center Files
Leader Workshop Base Briefings
Counterinsurgency OPDs / NCOPDs
Counterinsurgency Center Articles
Counterinsurgency Center Briefings
Counterinsurgency Center Organizational Briefing
Top Reads
Top Reads
- Winning Insurgent War(interactive HTML):
This is not a Counterinsurgency manual. This book is about picking the right fights, studying the right things, setting the right objectives, managing violence efficiently and responsibly, and closing the deal in time and space. It is not about living in peace, it is about winning it. It is about legitimate violence. (pdf version)
- COMISAF_COIN_TRAINING:
International Security Assistance Force CounterInsurgency (Counterinsurgency) Training Guidance.
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FM 3-24:
This is the US Army's & Marine Corps' official Counterinsurgency Field Manual.
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FM 3-24.2:
This is the US Army's official Tactics in Counterinsurgency Field Manual.
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Armor Magazine Counterinsurgency Selected Works:
This issue of Armor Magazine is the first of what the Counterinsurgency Center hopes to be many branch-specific publications devoted to counterinsurgency.
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Counterinsurgency Reader II:
Second Edition of Military Review's popular Counterinsurgency Reader.
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Counterinsurgency Reader
Military Review Magazine Special Edition with a singular Counterinsurgency focus.
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Interagency Reader
Military Review Magazine Special Edition with a singular Interagency focus.
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28 Articles of Counterinsurgency
Twenty-eight Counterinsurgency principles designed for the tactical conduct of Counterinsurgency at the company level.
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How to Win in Anbar
Simple, stick figure cartoon that imparts relevant lessons for the Counterinsurgency practitioner in Iraq.
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Organizing Platoons and Companies for Counterinsurgency
A specific approach to organizing platoons and companies for tactical operations in a Counterinsurgency environment.
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Counterinsurgency Center-of-Gravity Analysis
Insightful and detailed explanation of Counterinsurgency Center of Gravity analysis.
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MiTT Happens
After Action monograph from a Transition Team leader discusses obstacles, operations and observations from a MiTT tour in Iraq.
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Anbar Awakens
Account of the successful application of proven Counterinsurgency principles in enemy dominated terrain in Iraq.
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The Counterinsurgency Cliff Notes
Succinct and relevant primer for company level tactical operations in Iraq.
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The Taliban: An Organizational Analysis
Analytical monograph highlights where and why the Taliban generates support, how they organize, and how they are vulnerable.
Focus Areas
Counterinsurgency Publications
Counterinsurgency OPDs / NCOPDs
Last Reviewed:
October 18, 2011 |
