Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Chapter 1. Military Doctrine and the Challenge of Counterinsurgency 1
5. Chapter 2. Culture, Doctrine, and Military Professionalization 13
6. Chapter 3. “The Habits and Usages of War” 35
7. Chapter 4. From the Halls of Montezuma 62
8. Chapter 5. A Family of Regiments 82
9. Chapter 6. “A Nasty, Untidy Mess” 105
10. Chapter 7. A Natural Experiment in I Corps, 1966–68 139
11. Chapter 8. Out of Africa 152
12. Chapter 9. Counterinsurgency in the Land of Two Rivers 170
13. Chapter 10. Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, 2003–11 207
14. Conclusions 222
15. Notes 227
16. Index 267