The Forgotten Front : Patron-Client Relationships in Counterinsurgency (Hardcover)

1. A recurring obstacle; 2. Allies in counterinsurgency; 3. Inter-alliance influence; 4. America's boy? The Philippines, 1947?53: 4.1 Crafting a strategy, 1947-50; 4.2 Implementing military and economic reform, 1950-1; 4.3 The political effort, 19513; 5. The puppet that pulled its own strings? Vietnam, 1957?63: 5.1 The Eisenhower years, 1957?60; 5.2 The origins of the Kennedy commitment, 1961; 5.3 The illusion of progress and the end of diem; 6. The lesser of two evils? El Salvador, 1979?92: 6.1 The Carter years, 1979?80; 6.2 The Reagan initiative, 1981?4; 6.3 Return to stalemate, 1985?92; 7. Conclusion.