American military intervention in unconventional war
By: Wayne Bert
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Basingstoke
Language: eng
Format: [elektronische middelen] /
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780230337817; 9780230119383
Subjects: Politics and Government; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Military history; Asymmetric warfare; Afghan War, 2001; War & defence operations; Iraq War, 2003; Yugoslav War, 1991-1995; Political science & theory
Description: PART I: INTRODUCTION The New International Environment US Policies: Origins and Objectives Counterinsurgency and US Adaptation to Fourth Generation War PART II: CASE STUDIES The Philippines: 1898-1901 Vietnam: 1945-73 Bosnia: 1991-95 Afghanistan: 2001 Iraq: 2003 PART III: CONCLUSION The Perils of Intervention.