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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963083503321

Autore

Karlin Mara E.

Titolo

Building Militaries in Fragile States : Challenges for the United States / / Mara E. Karlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2017]

©2018

ISBN

9780812294132

0812294130

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 pages) : illustrations, map

Disciplina

355.0320973

Soggetti

Security Assistance Program

Military assistance, American - Evaluation

Military assistance, American - Greece - Evaluation

Military assistance, American - Vietnam (Republic) - Evaluation

Military assistance, American - Lebanon - Evaluation

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Chapter 1. Understanding the Problem; Chapter 2. Greece: The ""Will to Win"" Was Fruitless Without U.S. Involvement; Chapter 3. South Vietnam: Building a Military ""American Style; Chapter 4. Lebanon I: ""The United States Is Short of Breath"" but Others Are Not; Chapter 5. Lebanon II: ""The Side That Won Was Willing to Kill and Be Killed; Chapter 6. Findings and Implications; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Acknowledgments.

Sommario/riassunto

With a rich comparative case-study approach that spans Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Building Militaries in Fragile States unearths provocative findings that suggest the traditional way of working with foreign militaries needs to be rethought.