FRENCH GROUND FORCE ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTFOR COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY WARFAREBETWEEN 1945 AND 1962A thesis presented to the Faculty of the US ArmyCommand and General Staff College in partialfulfillment of the requirements for thedegreeMASTER OF MILITARY ART AND SCIENCEMilitary HistorybyPeter Drake Jackson, MAJ, USAB.A., University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, 1992Fort Leavenworth, Kansas2005Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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Counterrevolutionary Warfare between 1945 and 1962
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Evolving operations in the twenty-first century suggest a continued value for historical study of previous counterinsurgency operations.Study of such operations tends towards a degree of research into operational theory of security forces against insurgents. Application of counterinsurgency doctrinal guidance requires tailored organizational models for the participating ground forces. An example of an armywhich developed specific ground force organizational models in support of counterinsurgency is the French Army in the period between1945 and 1962. This time frame includes the major counterinsurgent wars in Indochina and Algeria. The first facet of study is the Frenchexperience and organizational development up to the beginning of the Indochina War, during which many colonial concepts were appliedto counterinsurgency operations. Next, a study of French adaptations for the Indochina War and lessons learned from that experience ispresented which points out many lessons for counterinsurgency. Finally, the French organizational development in Algeria is studied asthe penultimate example of the French model. Derived from previous colonial warfare experience, French organizations adapted to themodern counterinsurgency environment and ultimately could claim a military, if not political, success. Centered on the concept of theterritorial organization of a theater, French organizational models for counterinsurgency possess enduring lessons for study and consideredemulation..
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Counter insurgency, counter-revolutionary warfare, guerrilla warfare, Indochina War, Algerian War, French Army, Infantry, mobile groups, colonial warfare, quadrillage
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iiMASTER OF MILITARY ART AND SCIENCETHESIS APPROVAL PAGEName of Candidate: MAJ Peter Drake JacksonThesis Title: French Ground Force Organizational Development for CounterrevolutionaryWarfare between 1945 and 1962Approved by:, Thesis Committee ChairLTC Louis A. DiMarco, M.A., MemberAlexander M. Bielakowski, Ph.D., MemberLTC (Ret.) Mark T. Gerges, M.A.Accepted this 17th day of June 2005 by:, Director, Graduate Degree ProgramsRobert F. Baumann, Ph.D.The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the student author and do notnecessarily represent the views of the US Army Command and General Staff College orany other governmental agency. (References to this study should include the foregoingstatement.)
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