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Command Coordination and Tactical Effectiveness in Counter-insurgency Operations: Lessons from the South Korean Campaign

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  • Soul Park
  • Seung Joon Paik

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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.

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  • Soul Park & Seung Joon Paik, 2018. "Command Coordination and Tactical Effectiveness in Counter-insurgency Operations: Lessons from the South Korean Campaign," Small Wars and Insurgencies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(2), pages 291-315, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fswixx:v:29:y:2018:i:2:p:291-315
    DOI: 10.1080/09592318.2018.1433509
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