The Dictator's Army : Battlefield Effectiveness in Authoritarian Regimes /

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In The Dictator's Army, Caitlin Talmadge presents a compelling new argument to help us understand why authoritarian militaries sometimes fight very well--and sometimes very poorly. Talmadge's framework for understanding battlefield effectiveness focuses on four key sets of military organiz...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Talmadge, Caitlin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Cornell University Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Politics and war.
Military policy > Decision making.
Buddhism and politics.
Authoritarianism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
Conflit irako-iranien, 1980-1988 > Aspect politique.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Aspect politique.
Politique et guerre.
Politique militaire > Prise de decision.
Autoritarisme.
Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 > Political aspects.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Political aspects.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the puzzle of battlefield effectiveness
  • A framework for explaining battlefield effectiveness
  • Threats and military organizational practices in North and South Vietnam
  • Battlefield effectiveness in North and South Vietnam
  • Threats and military organizational practices in Iraq and Iran
  • Battlefield effectiveness in Iraq and Iran
  • Conclusion: threats, military organizational practices, and the battlefields of the future.

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