1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458868503321

Titolo

Modern war and the utility of force [[electronic resource] ] : challenges, methods and strategy / / edited by Jan Angstrom and Isabelle Duyvesteyn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-136-96961-6

1-282-58636-X

9786612586361

0-203-85146-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Cass military studies

Altri autori (Persone)

AngstromJan

DuyvesteynIsabelle <1972->

Disciplina

355.02

Soggetti

War

Military policy

Military art and science

World politics - 21st century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 War, what is it good for?; 2 From victory to success: The changing mission of Western armed forces; 3 The international private security company: A unique and useful actor?; 4 Great expectations: The use of armed force to combat terrorism; 5 Why does peacekeeping succeed or fail?: Peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone; 6 Exploring the utility of armed force in peace operations: German and British approaches in northern Afghanistan

7 Counterinsurgency doctrine: The US experience8 No simple formula: The use of military force in counterinsurgency; 9 Adapting to counterinsurgency: The US Army in Iraq, July 2004-December 2006; 10 Inviting the Leviathan: External forces, war and state-building in Afghanistan; 11 Between reluctance and necessity: The utility of



military force in humanitarian and development operations; 12 War, what it is good for ...; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates the use and utility of military force in modern war.After the Cold War, Western armed forces have increasingly been called upon to intervene in internal conflicts in the former Third World. These forces have been called upon to carry out missions that they traditionally have not been trained and equipped for, in environments that they often have not been prepared for. A number of these 'new' types of operations in allegedly 'new' wars stand out, such as peace enforcement, state-building, counter-insurgency, humanitarian aid, and not the least counter-ter

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910829942203321

Titolo

Whole regolith pedology / / editors, David L. Cremeens, Randall B. Brown and J. Herbert Huddleston ; cosponsored by Committee S880, Divisions S-5 and S-9 of the Soil Science Society of America and the Clay Minerals Society

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America, , 1994

ISBN

0-89118-929-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (136 pages)

Collana

SSSA Special Publication ; ; Number 34

Disciplina

552.5

Soggetti

Saprolites

Soil formation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia