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Roger trinquier 19081986was a 1931 graduate ofthe officers school ofsaint maixent. A military theory for destroying clandestine insurgent and terrorist organizations 12,189 words abstract in 1961, french counterinsurgency theorist and practitioner roger trinquier wrote that the. Callwell, david galula, roger trinquier, moshe dayan, frank kitson, david kilcullen, and david petraeus. These tactics included the use of small and mobile commando. A french view of counterinsurgency liberated from the japanese after vj day, trinquier, like many of his comrades, sought an assignment in indochinaperhaps as a demonstration. Download to bridge the widening gap between the theory and practice of the law, modern warfare brings together both scholars and practitioners who offer unique, and often divergent, perspectives on four.
Roger trinquier is a french military leader who served in numerous conflicts, notably indochina. He then entered armed service with the colonials who were speciallytrained for overseas operations. This article is within the scope of wikiproject biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize wikipedia s articles about people. Nagl psi classics of the counterinsurgency era praeger security international. Roger trinquier 20 march 1908 11 january 1986 was a french army officer during world war ii, the first indochina war and the algerian war, serving mainly in airborne and special forces units. Review the theory and practice of irregular warfare. Army command and general staff college fort leavenworth, kansas january 1985 915016. A french view of counterinsurgency by roger trinquier combat studies institute the views expressed in modern warfare ar e thos of th author and not necessarily those of the department of.
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