Counterinsurgency and the United States Marine Corps

<p> Volume 2 continues the history of the U.S. Marine Corps' involvement in small wars after World War II beginning with advisory efforts with the Netherlands Marine Korps (1943-1946). The authors describe counterinsurgency efforts during the Korean War (1950-1953) the development of vertical assault tactics in the late 1940s 1950s and 1960s counterinsurgency in Southeast Asia (1962-1975) involvement in Central America (1983-1989) and present-day conflicts including the War on Terror and operations in Iraq and Libya.</p>