Modern Theorists III-Revolutionary War

8/7/2019 Modern Theorists III-Revolutionary War

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Modern Theorists III:

Revolutionary War

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Iraqi Freedom, Chapter 2


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Modern Theorists: Air

- Strategic and TacticalPoints to remember

Geigers view of air power

Douhets theory

Non-strategic air proponents

Interwar and WWII applications ofDouhets

theories


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Revolutionary WarEducational Objectives:

Understand the theory and factors

Distinguish between revolutionary and

conventional war

Comprehend the relationship between

revolutionary war theory and guerrilla war. Understand how a conventional force must

adapt to a revolutionary war.


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Definitions

Revolution

Coup detat

Guerrilla Warfare

Revolutionary War

Conventional War

Unconventional War

Low intensity conflict


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Nature of Revolutionary

Warfare National liberation movement fighting against a colonial power.

Ethnic or religious struggle.

Struggle based on social and economic conditions.

Commando actions launched from a neighboring country requested bya leadership in exile.

Nonviolent political mobilization of the people

Legal/political action

Strikes

Agitation Terrorism

Military operations


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Background

Theorists

Dilemma

Post WWII Changes

Changing

Interpretations

Examples


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Revolutionary War TheoristsMarx & Engels

Lenin

Mao

Guevara


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Revolutionary War Theorists Marx & Engels

Economic struggle

Lenin: urban worker

Marx

Clausewitz

Russia

Mao: rural masses

Sun Tzu

Clausewitz

Third World


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Revolutionary War TheoristsMarx & Engels

Economic struggle


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Revolutionary War TheoristsLenin


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Revolutionary War TheoristsMao


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Latest Interpretation

Che Guevara

Castro and the Cuban Revolution

The foco


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Revolutionary WarThe traditional theorists

Sun Tzu

Clausewitz

Jomini


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Dilemma

Conventional forces

The enemy


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Contexts

19th Century Colonial Wars

Post WWII


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19th Century

Colonial Wars

Britain

France

The U.S.


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Post WWII

Results of WWII

Decolonization

Nuclear weapons

Revolutionary warfare

Fall of China (1949)

Wars of national liberation


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Revolutionary WarfareFrench Armed Forces

Post Vietnam

guerre revolutionaries

A counter crusade

Psychological warfare

Social and economic action Terror and torture


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Revolutionary WarfareBritish response

Integration of authority

Emphasis on police authority

Intelligence

Administrative measures

Negotiate


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T.E.Lawrence

Arab revolt of 1916-19

Political objectives

Careful analysis

Strength versus weakness

Hit-and-run tactics

Detachment/secure base

Intel/Counter intel

Psychological warfare Propaganda

Given mobility, security, time and sound doctrine theinsurgent will win.


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Historical Examples

US

Philippines: Huks

Vietnam:

USSRin Afghanistan


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Issues forC

onsideration Revolutionary Warfare

v Coup detat

Conditions ofRevolutionary

Strategy

Theories

Revolutionary War

and Guerrilla Warfare

Conventional vRevolutionary War

European Colonialism


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Issues forC

onsiderationComparing Revolutionary Warfare and

Coup detat

Similarities

Differences

Unique element


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Issues forC

onsideration Revolutionary Strategy

Conditions

Grievances

Leadership

Action

Plan

Program

Key factors:

Ideology Flexibility

Adaptability

Patience

Multi-levels


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Issues forC

onsiderationTheories

Conflict with traditional theories?

Revolutionary War

Limited or unlimited?


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Issues forC

onsiderationRevolutionary War and Guerrilla Warfare

Relationship

Necessity


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Issues forC

onsiderationConventional v Revolutionary War

Adaptation

Preparation


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Issues forC

onsiderationEuropean Colonialism

Experience

Changes

Post WWII: different from

19th Century

Early 20th Century


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Revolutionary WarPoints to remember:

Difference between Lenin and Mao

Difference between

Revolutionary war and convention war

Revolutionary war versus coup detat

Revolutionary war


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SummaryRevolutionary Warfare

Terms

Theories

Context

Adaptations


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The 21st C

enturyAge of revolutionary war?

Insurgencies?

Counter-terrorism


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Revolutionary WarfareOperation Enduring Freedom

Operation Iraqi Freedom


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Final Exam

E-mail

Dec 16 Thursday: Final Exam

Dec 20 Monday: Answer in e-mail

Bring in unopened exam in Jan05.

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Modern Theorists III-Revolutionary War