03252nam 2200649 a 450 991046175980332120200520144314.01-283-36229-597866133622921-4422-1379-5(CKB)2670000000131206(EBL)817115(OCoLC)768082446(SSID)ssj0000551778(PQKBManifestationID)12204524(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000551778(PQKBWorkID)10538269(PQKB)10970295(MiAaPQ)EBC817115(Au-PeEL)EBL817115(CaPaEBR)ebr10519532(CaONFJC)MIL336229(EXLCZ)99267000000013120620110817d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe new legions[electronic resource] American strategy and the responsibility of power /Edward B. AtkesonLanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20121 online resource (223 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1378-7 1-4422-1377-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 HistoryChapter 13. A Final WordEndnotes; Index; About the Author 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 in a more cForeign workersUnited StatesNational securityUnited StatesPlanningUnited StatesMilitary policyUnited StatesArmed ForcesOrganizationUnited StatesArmed ForcesRecruiting, enlistment, etcUnited StatesArmed ForcesStability operationsElectronic books.Foreign workersNational securityPlanning.355/.033573Atkeson Edward B921391MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461759803321The new legions2066649UNINA