Douglas Porch
Biographic Data
| ID | 1045845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Douglas Porch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Douglas |
| FAMILY NAME | Porch |
| SIGNATURE | PORCH D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Naval Postgraduate School |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 46 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 46 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Défendre la « neutralité » de Vichy en Afrique du Nord
Dying for France: Experiencing and Representing the Soldier's Death, 1500-2000 by Ian Germani
This is not a book for the faint of heart. After 500 pages of splattered brains, spilled intestines, severed genitals, and mounds of charred corpses, a clean decapitation arrives almost as a respite, as it possibly did to its victims. Yet, drawing on the work of Corvisier, Drévillon, and Keegan, Germani offers a stimulating analysis of the iconography of warrior death on imagined French battlefields from the Renaissance to the War of Algerian Ind…
Marianne Is Watching. Intelligence, Counterintelligence, and the Origins of the French Surveillance State
Journal Article Marianne Is Watching. Intelligence, Counterintelligence, and the Origins of the French Surveillance State Get access Marianne Is Watching. Intelligence, Counterintelligence, and the Origins of the French Surveillance State By Deborah Bauer Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2021. 337 pp. £58. ISBN 9781496223722. Douglas Porch Douglas Porch Naval Postgraduate School [email protected] Search for other works by this author…
Reply to David Ucko
Wisdom would most probably dictate that one not respond to criticism of one's own work. However, David Ucko's review so obfuscates my major points that, at the invitation of the editors of this jou
Expendable soldiers
Foreign Legions in the generic sense have evolved in ways that would surprise Beau Geste. Not only are more foreigners or recent immigrants enlisting in Western military forces, but also the post-Cold War era has seen the revival of warlord militias and Private Military Companies. Western militaries, in particular that of the United States, have also sought to increase their strategic reach through security assistance to regional military forces.…
Counterinsurgency: Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War
Counterinsurgency has staked its claim in the new century as the new American way of war. Yet, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have revived a historical debate about the costs - monetary, political and moral - of operations designed to eliminate insurgents and build nations. Today's counterinsurgency proponents point to 'small wars' past to support their view that the enemy is 'biddable' if the correct tactical formulas are applied. Douglas Porc…
The Hunt for Martín Caballero
While the success of Colombia's fight against illegal armed groups, led by Fuerzas armadas revolucionarias de Colombia – ejército del pueblo (FARC-EP), is generally lauded as evidence of the effectiveness of both COIN doctrine and security assistance, the configuration of Colombia's counter-insurgency effort remains largely unstudied. This article will explain the success of one of those campaigns carried out principally by the Colombian marines …
The dangerous myths and dubious promise of Coin
Counterinsurgency (COIN) has again emerged as a topic of both contemporary and historical interest in the age of what has been called a global counterinsurgency. However, little attention is being paid to the historical lineage of a COIN doctrine that is being rediscovered and promoted by an enthusiastic group of military intellectuals and commanders as the basis for US Army and Marine Corps doctrine. This article argues that historical claims fo…
Revolutionary Social Change in Colombia. The Origin and Direction of the Farc-EP - by Brittain, James J
Bugeaud, Galliéni, Lyautey: The Development of French Colonial Warfare
Masters of today: Military intelligence and counterinsurgency in Colombia, 1990-2009
Military intelligence forms a vital element of counter-insurgency operations. When the Colombian military suffered setbacks at the hands of the FARC in the 1990s, military intelligence received much of the blame. It was also accused of human rights violations. With the help of US. financed Plan Colombia, military intelligence has been reorganized, expanded, strengthened with upgraded technical capabilities, constrained to operate within defined l…
Taming a “Dysfunctional Beast”—Reform in Colombia's Departamento Administrativo de Securidad
The October 2008 resignation of Maria del Pilar Hurtado as Director of the Departamento Administrativo de Securidad (DAS) rang down the curtain on an ambitious program of internal reform of Colombi
Demobilization of Paramilitaries in Colombia: Transformation or Transition
Historically, Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reinsertion (DDR) has provided a useful means to terminate conflicts. Since being catapulted to office in August 2002 with 53 percent of the vote of 46.45 percent of the voters, 1 1. IFES Election Guide, available at (http://www.electionguide.org/results.php?ID=1011). Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has vigorously pursued a demobilization program, both individual and collective. However, despite the…
Like going to a fiesta’ – the role of female fighters in Colombia's Farc-EP
Traditionally women and children have been seen as victims rather than protagonists in conflict. However, since the 1970s, women and children have assumed an active role as combatants in Colombian insurgencies. This is especially true of the FARC-EP, which integrates women into its political and military structure in ways that give them a sense of participation, accomplishment and satisfaction. Without their contributions, including sexual servic…
Learning that Fire Kills
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French war plans, 1914: The ‘Balance of Power Paradox’
Historians have noted that both German and French war preparation in 1914 fell victim to the inadequacies of traditional threat-based planning: vulnerability to ‘threat deception’ which caused each to underestimate or mischaracterize the threat; a tendency to ‘mirror-image’ by fitting intelligence into preconceived notions of how the enemy was expected to behave; and ‘group think’ that discouraged a serious consideration of alternative scenarios.…
L'Exploitation du Renseignement
The Bloody Road to Tunis: Destruction of the Axis Forces in North Africa, November 1942-May 1943
The War against Rommel's Supply Lines, 1942-1943
A Nation Collapses: The Italian Surrender of September 1943
Military “Culture” and the Fall of France in 1940: A Review Essay
On May 10, 1940, Germany’s panzers launched their westward assault on France. Attacking through the thick forests of the Ardennes, German forces rapidly breached French defenses near Sedan, then swept west to envelop the main French and British armies that had advanced to meet what French Commander in Chief Maurice Gamelin had expected to be the main German attack in Belgium. Adolf Hitler’s legions marched into Paris on June 12, 1940. A shattered…
What If? Strategic Alternatives of WWII
Sisters in the Resistance: How Women Fought to Free France, 1940-1945
Shorter Notices
Journal Article SHORTER NOTICES Get access DOUGLAS PORCH DOUGLAS PORCH US Naval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXII, Issue 447, June 1997, Pages 808–809, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXII.447.808 Published: 01 June 1997
The French Secret Services: A History of French Intelligence from the Dreyfus Affair to the Gulf War
Like going to a fiesta’ – the role of female fighters in Colombia's Farc-EP
Traditionally women and children have been seen as victims rather than protagonists in conflict. However, since the 1970s, women and children have assumed an active role as combatants in Colombian insurgencies. This is especially true of the FARC-EP, which integrates women into its political and military structure in ways that give them a sense of participation, accomplishment and satisfaction. Without their contributions, including sexual servic…
The dangerous myths and dubious promise of Coin
Counterinsurgency (COIN) has again emerged as a topic of both contemporary and historical interest in the age of what has been called a global counterinsurgency. However, little attention is being paid to the historical lineage of a COIN doctrine that is being rediscovered and promoted by an enthusiastic group of military intellectuals and commanders as the basis for US Army and Marine Corps doctrine. This article argues that historical claims fo…
Demobilization of Paramilitaries in Colombia: Transformation or Transition
Historically, Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reinsertion (DDR) has provided a useful means to terminate conflicts. Since being catapulted to office in August 2002 with 53 percent of the vote of 46.45 percent of the voters, 1 1. IFES Election Guide, available at (http://www.electionguide.org/results.php?ID=1011). Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has vigorously pursued a demobilization program, both individual and collective. However, despite the…
Masters of today: Military intelligence and counterinsurgency in Colombia, 1990-2009
Military intelligence forms a vital element of counter-insurgency operations. When the Colombian military suffered setbacks at the hands of the FARC in the 1990s, military intelligence received much of the blame. It was also accused of human rights violations. With the help of US. financed Plan Colombia, military intelligence has been reorganized, expanded, strengthened with upgraded technical capabilities, constrained to operate within defined l…
The Hunt for Martín Caballero
While the success of Colombia's fight against illegal armed groups, led by Fuerzas armadas revolucionarias de Colombia – ejército del pueblo (FARC-EP), is generally lauded as evidence of the effectiveness of both COIN doctrine and security assistance, the configuration of Colombia's counter-insurgency effort remains largely unstudied. This article will explain the success of one of those campaigns carried out principally by the Colombian marines …
Military History
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VI. The French Army Law of 1832
Sandwiched between the Saint-Cyr law of 1818 and Niel's dazzling if futile effort to reform the army in 1867, the Soult law of 1832 has been sadly neglected by historians. Not only is the law a crucial piece of military legislation, but by studying its history one can trace the conservatism of the July Monarchy under the Périer Ministry
VI. The French Army Law of 1832
Sandwiched between the Saint-Cyr law of 1818 and Niel's dazzling if futile effort to reform the army in 1867, the Soult law of 1832 has been sadly neglected by historians. Not only is the law a crucial piece of military legislation, but by studying its history one can trace the conservatism of the July Monarchy under the Périer Ministry
Short Notices
SHORT NOTICES Get access DOUGLAS PORCH DOUGLAS PORCH University College of WalesAberystwytb Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XC, Issue CCCLV, April 1975, Page 455, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XC.CCCLV.455 Published: 01 April 1975
The March to the Marne: The French Army 1871-1914
The relationship between the French army and the regime provides one of the central themes in the history of the Third Republic. From its foundation in 1870, the republic sought to integrate the army of Louis-Napoleon into a left-leaning, democratic political system. This experiment failed, historians have argued, because the social origins, political attitudes and professional values of the officer corps sabotaged cooperation with the republic. …
The March to the Marne: The French Army, 1871-1914
The Conquest of the Sahara: A History
The Conquest of Morocco
Clausewitz and the French 1871–1914
Military History
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The Marne and After: A Reappraisal of French Strategy in the First World War
Shorter Notices
Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access DOUGLAS PORCH DOUGLAS PORCH The Citadel, Charleston, SC Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CV, Issue CCCCXIV, January 1990, Pages 247–248, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CV.CCCCXIV.247 Published: 01 January 1990
The French Foreign Legion: A Complete History of a Legendary Fighting Force
A history of the French Foreign Legion in which the author examines the Legion myth and goes beyond it to describe the Legion's often outstanding performance throughout its history, as well as looking at its special problems in recruitment, discipline and morale
Shorter Notices
Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access DOUGLAS PORCH DOUGLAS PORCH The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVII, Issue CCCCXXII, January 1992, Pages 253–254, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVII.CCCCXXII.253 Published: 01 January 1992
Valley of Decision: The Siege of Khe Sanh
Histoire Militaire de La France, Volume III, De 1871 a 1940
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Shorter Notices Get access DOUGLAS PORCH DOUGLAS PORCH The CitadelCharleston Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVIII, Issue CCCCXXIX, October 1993, Pages 1082–1083, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVIII.CCCCXXIX.1082 Published: 01 October 1993
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Journal Article SHORTER NOTICES Get access DOUGLAS PORCH DOUGLAS PORCH The CitadelCharleston, South Carolina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVIII, Issue 427, April 1993, Pages 525-b–526, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVIII.427.525-b Published: 01 April 1993
The Age of Battles: The Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo . Russell F. Weigley
Shorter Notices
SHORTER NOTICES Get access DOUGLAS PORCH DOUGLAS PORCH Naval War CollegeNewport, RI Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CX, Issue 439, November 1995, Pages 1334–1335, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CX.439.1334 Published: 01 November 1995
Shorter Niotices
SHORTER NIOTICES DOUGLAS PORCH DOUGLAS PORCH Naval War College, Newport, RI Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CX, Issue 436, April 1995, Pages 535–536, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CX.436.535 Published: 01 April 1995
The French Secret Services: A History of French Intelligence from the Dreyfus Affair to the Gulf War
The Undetected Enemy: French and American Miscalculations at Dien Bien Phu, 1953
Shorter Notices
Journal Article SHORTER NOTICES Get access DOUGLAS PORCH DOUGLAS PORCH Naval War CollegeRhode Island Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXI, Issue 443, September 1996, Pages 1034–1035, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXI.443.1034 Published: 01 September 1996
Shorter Notices
Journal Article SHORTER NOTICES Get access DOUGLAS PORCH DOUGLAS PORCH US Naval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXII, Issue 447, June 1997, Pages 808–809, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXII.447.808 Published: 01 June 1997
Sisters in the Resistance: How Women Fought to Free France, 1940-1945
What If? Strategic Alternatives of WWII
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