| ID | 151701 |
| Title Proper | Fertile ground of Hell’s carnival |
| Other Title Information | Charles T. R. Bohannan and the US Army’s Counter Intelligence Corps’ investigations of war criminals, collaborators, and the Huk, in the Philippines 1945–1947 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ridler, Jason |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Insurgencies thrive in regions where government legitimacy is absent. In the post-war Philippines, Captain Charles T. R. Bohannan of the Army’s Counter Intelligence Corps became actively aware of this dynamic. Bohannan is best known for his later work with Edward Lansdale and Ramon Magsaysay in defeating the Huk Rebellion (1950–1954). Here the author examines Bohannan’s early investigative work against Japanese war criminals, wartime Filipino collaborators, and the rising threat of communist subversion most associated with the Huk. All of these experiences fed into what would be the successful campaign against the Huk, chronicled in his seminal work, Counter Guerrilla Operations: The Philippines Experience, and offers lessons on the investigative (as opposed to tactical or psychological) nature of effective counter-insurgency work, as it relates to both legitimacy in governance and the rise of insurgencies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defense and Security Analysis Vol. 33, No.1; Mar 2017: p.15-29 |
| Journal Source | Defense and Security Analysis Vol: 33 No 1 |
| Key Words | Guerrilla Warfare ; War Criminals ; Cold War ; Second World War ; Counter-Insurgency ; The Philippines ; Harles T. R. Bohannan ; Edward G. Lansdale ; The Huk Rebellion ; Intelligence And Reconnaissance ; Ramon Magsaysay ; Jose Laurel |