Waging war, planning peace : U.S. noncombat operations and major wars /

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As the U.S. experience in Iraq following the 2003 invasion made abundantly clear, failure to plan properly for risks associated with post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction can have a devastating impact on the overall success of a military mission. This book investigates how U.S. presidents a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rapport, Aaron (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2015.
Series:Cornell studies in security affairs.
Subjects:
1900-2099
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Armed Forces > Operations other than war.
Military & Naval Science.
Law, Politics & Government.
Military Administration.
United States > Armed Forces > Operations other than war > History > 20th century.
United States > Armed Forces > Operations other than war > History > 21st century.
United States > Armed Forces > Operations other than war > Case studies.
United States > History, Military > 20th century > Case studies.
United States > History, Military > 21st century > Case studies.
États-Unis > Forces armées > Opérations autres que la guerre > Histoire > 20e siècle.
États-Unis > Forces armées > Opérations autres que la guerre > Histoire > 21e siècle.
États-Unis > Forces armées > Opérations autres que la guerre > Études de cas.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle > Études de cas.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > 21e siècle > Études de cas.
United States.
Case studies.
History.
Military history.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : ambitious aims and meager plans
  • Strategic assessment and non-combat operations
  • The occupation of Germany
  • "Phase IV" and the invasion of Iraq
  • An occupation that never was : Korea, 1950-1951
  • State-building during escalation in Vietnam
  • Conclusion : reviewing theoretical and policy implications.

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