The new legions : American strategy and the responsibility of power / / Edward B. Atkeson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827121903321
• Autore: Atkeson Edward B
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012
• ISBN: 1-283-36229-5; 9786613362292; 1-4422-1379-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Disciplina: 355/.033573
• Soggetti: Foreign workers - United States; Immigrants - Employment - United States; National security - United States - Planning; United States Military policy; United States Armed Forces Organization; United States Armed Forces Recruiting, enlistment, etc; United States Armed Forces Stability operations
• 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; Preface: Strategy and the Responsibility of Power; Chapter 1. A Troublesome War; Chapter 2. The Wider War as We Chose to Fight It; Chapter 3. What Have We Overlooked?; Chapter 4. The Legion: Whence the Concept?; Chapter 5. The Survivor: The French Foreign Legion; Chapter 6. Where to Begin? And Then What?; Chapter 7. Latin America-Our Backyard; Chapter 8. Cuba: Our Exceptional Neighbor; Chapter 9. Africa-the Dark Continent; Chapter 10. The Balkans: The Slippery Slope; Chapter 11. The Islamic World-and the "Strong Horse"; Chapter 12. Southeast Asia-Part of America's History; Chapter 13. A Final Word Endnotes; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Major General (Ret.) Edward B. Atkeson decries the decade-long campaign the United States has undertaken in the wake of 9/11 and offers a broad plan for global protection of American interests. He proposes shifting the military burden to friendly indigenous fighters ; recruited, trained, and equipped under United States leadership for operation in their native environments. Atkeson finds ample precedent for the effectiveness of similar legions of fighters. He lays out how such a program would work and shows how these legions could help the United States achieve its global objectives.