David Galula

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David Galula (1919-1967) was a French military officer born in Tunisia to French parents. He retired as a Colonel. His 1964 book, Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice is now heavily advocated by the US Military for advice on operations in the campaign in Iraq.

In 2006 the RAND Corporation released a formerly classified 1963 report, which formed the basis of Galula's 1964 book. The book Pacification in Algeria is available from RAND. The new edition includes a foreword by counterterrorism expert Bruce Hoffman that elucidates the relevance of this historic study in the context of modern times.

He is quoted quite a bit in the Army's Counterinsurgency Manual (FM 3-24).

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