The United States Military in limited war : case studies in success and failure, 1945-1999 /

"There was an explosion of doctrinal material after World War II, including an Official Field Manual, FM 100-5, which appeared in 1993. The author of the present work examines four successful OOTWs and four failed ones and concludes that there is a positive correlation between adherence to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dougherty, Kevin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, 2012.
Temas:
1900-1999
Limited war > Case studies.
Military doctrine > United States > History > 20th century.
Guerre limitée > Études de cas.
Doctrines militaires > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Limited war.
Military doctrine.
United States.
United States > History, Military > 20th century > Case studies.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle > Études de cas.
Case studies.
History.
Military history.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Greek Civil War: a pretty good balance
  • Lebanon: following the principles, but by chance or design?
  • The Dominican Republic: security allows restraint
  • Vietnam Pacification: the primacy of objective
  • Nicaragua and Honduras: restraint enables perseverance
  • Beirut: unity of effort between diplomacy and force
  • Somalia: weak objective leads to weak perseverance
  • Haiti: restraint needs either security or legitimacy
  • Conclusion: the usefulness of the principles.

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