Let the Word Go Forth -- The Doctrine of Counterinsurgency and Its Impact on Some Aspects of the United States Army

Abstract : The study examines those internal conflicts, essentially political, resulting from the doctrine of Counterinsurgency as it has impacted and will probably continue to impact the United States Army, its counterinsurgency concepts, organization, its psychology and its personnel policy. Data were gathered from a literature search, selected interviews and supplemented by the author's experience as U. S. Army Correspondent in Southeast Asia.