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ToolsPark, Soul and Paik, Seung Joon (2018) Command coordination and tactical effectiveness in counter-insurgency operations: Lessons from the South Korean campaign. Small Wars and Insurgencies, 29 (2). pp. 291-315. ISSN 0959-2318
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Abstract
This article analyzes the causes of combat effectiveness of the South Korean security forces through the course of its various counter-insurgency (COIN) operations from 1948 to 1953. We argue that improvements in two interrelated aspects ultimately resulted in higher operational and tactical level performance: unified operational command structure and the subsequent improvements in tactical efficiency under the guidance of the US advisory mission. Through an in-depth case study on how a nascent army improved its capacity in combating homegrown insurgencies, we demonstrate how the actual conduct of operations itself remains just as significant in the assessment of overall COIN outcomes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | counterinsurgency (coin),indigenous forces,interagency cooperation and coordination,korean constabulary (kc),korean national police (knp),republic of korea army (roka),tactical effectiveness,political science and international relations ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3320 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies (former - to 2024) |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Political, Social and International Studies Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Critical Global Politics |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Sep 2021 00:24 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Oct 2025 04:32 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/81384 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09592318.2018.1433509 |
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