1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778757403321

Autore

National Research Council Staff

Titolo

Toxicity of military smokes and obscurants . volume 2 [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, USA, : National Academies Press, 1999

National Academies Press

ISBN

0-309-18422-3

1-280-18617-8

9786610186174

0-309-59692-0

0-585-08596-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (131 p.)

Soggetti

Combustion gases - Toxicology

Smoke screens - Toxicology

Diesel fuels - Toxicology

Hexachloroethane - Toxicology

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING

Military Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960039803321

Autore

Roselle Laura

Titolo

Media and the Politics of Failure : Great Powers, Communication Strategies, and Military Defeats / / by L. Roselle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006

ISBN

9786611365806

9781349535903

1349535907

9781281365804

1281365807

9781403983602

1403983607

Edizione

[1st ed. 2006.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 191 p.)

Collana

The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication, , 2945-6126

Disciplina

070.4/333

Soggetti

Communication in politics

Political science

International relations

Peace

Political Communication

Political Science

International Relations

Peace and Conflict Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-181) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Media and the Politics of Failure -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Political Communication and Policy Legitimacy: Explaining Failure -- Chapter 2 War Waging and Reassessment: Vietnam -- Chapter 3 Withdrawal and Aftermath: Vietnam -- Chapter 4 War Waging and Reassessment: Afghanistan -- Chapter 5 Withdrawal and Aftermath: Afghanistan -- Chapter 6 Conclusions and a Post-Cold War Assessment -- Appendix -- Notes --



Sources Consulted and Selected Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Roselle analyzes how political leaders of powerful states use media to explain military defeats. The cases of the United States in Vietnam and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan highlight the role of great power identity, domestic politics, and media structure.