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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814990103321

Autore

Patterson Rebecca <1974->

Titolo

The challenge of nation-building : implementing effective innovation in the U.S. Army from World War II to the Iraq War / / Rebecca Patterson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4422-3695-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Disciplina

355.02/8

Soggetti

Nation-building - United States - History

Military planning - United States

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

Contents; List of Tables; Acronyms; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Nation-Building and Its Cousins: Choosing Cases; Chapter Three: Effective Innovations for the Nation-Building of Post-World War II Germany; Chapter Four: Ineffective Innovations in Operation Iraqi Freedom; Chapter Five: Explaining the Absence of Innovation in Korea and Vietnam; Chapter Six: Conclusion and Policy Implications; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">The Challenge of Nation-Building</span><span> examines the conditions that have allowed or prevented the U.S. Army to innovate for nation-building effectively. By doing so, it shows how military leadership and civil-military relations have changed. </span></span>