The turbulent occupation of Iraq has once again embroiled the
United States military in an unconventional war. "Chasing Ghosts"
is a study of unconventional warfare in American military history
and its implications for the present and future. John J. Tierney
examines America's numerous past experiences with this type of
warfare from the Revolutionary War, when American irregulars fought
the British and Loyalists, through the Vietnam War, which involved
the U.S. military in its largest-ever counterinsurgency campaigns.
Other cases covered in the book include guerrilla fighting during
the American Civil War; wars between the United States and Native
Americans; the Philippine Insurrection; the campaign against
Mexico's Pancho Villa; U.S. occupations of the Dominican Republic,
Haiti, and Nicaragua; and other examples from World War II and the
Cold War.Most of America's past encounters with this type of
warfare have been forgotten, requiring successive generations of
military strategists and policy makers to stumble for answers and
improvise strategies every time. While each war has its own unique
circumstances, Tierney's analytical history will provide the case
studies necessary to reduce this continual relearning process in
the future. By illuminating this extensive and largely forgotten
history, Tierney aims to better inform policy makers, the military,
and the public about if, when, and how the United States should
fight unconventional wars.
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