In this book, the Bush administration's war in Iraq is assessed using an interdisciplinary approach and historical analysis that will help readers better understand the results of the U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine from 2003 to the present.• Five case studies of guerrilla conflicts throughout the world in the last 150 years• Findings from unique, primary research on Iraq• Area maps of each conflict in question• A bibliography that includes literature on five important past conflicts, as well as key documentation on the Iraq war, from 2003 to the present