This work outlines lessons from the past that are relevant to today's conflicts and focuses on French military actions against counterinsurgents during the 1940's and 50's. This revised and updated edition is part of the highly acclaimed "Praeger Security International Classics of Counterinsurgency"[...]

Redirecting our attention from the Civil War to the real conflict that consolidated the United States, Cohen describes how five groups-- the British, French, Americans, Canadians, and Indians--fought over the key to the North American continent: the corridor running from Albany to Montreal, know[...]