02805nam 2200625 a 450 991046496480332120200520144314.00-8047-7741-110.1515/9780804777414(CKB)2560000000072232(EBL)683261(OCoLC)713026401(SSID)ssj0000474231(PQKBManifestationID)12187426(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474231(PQKBWorkID)10454938(PQKB)10696541(MiAaPQ)EBC683261(DE-B1597)564924(DE-B1597)9780804777414(Au-PeEL)EBL683261(CaPaEBR)ebr10459557(OCoLC)1224278373(EXLCZ)99256000000007223220100819d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVictory for hire[electronic resource] private security companies' impact on military effectiveness /Molly DuniganStanford, Calif. Stanford Security Studies20111 online resource (254 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-7458-7 0-8047-7459-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Democratic states, their militaries, and security privatization : theoretical considerations -- Brothers in arms? : PSCS deployed alongside the national military -- Trading places : private firms hired in place of national militaries -- Historical insights : mercenary and auxiliary forces integrated into national militaries -- Concluding lessons and recommendations.At peak utilization, private security contractors (PSCs) constituted a larger occupying force in Iraq and Afghanistan than did U.S. troops. Yet, no book has so far assessed the impact of private security companies on military effectiveness. Filling that gap, Molly Dunigan reveals how the increasing tendency to outsource missions to PSCs has significant ramifications for both tactical and long-term strategic military effectiveness-and for the likelihood that the democracies that deploy PSCs will be victorious in warfare, both over the short- and long-term. She highlights some of tPrivate military companiesPrivate security servicesMilitary policyElectronic books.Private military companies.Private security services.Military policy.355.3/5Dunigan Molly904725MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464964803321Victory for hire2472971UNINA01299nam2 2200301 i 450 CFI011180320231121125437.0IT89-11538 19971223d1989 ||||0itac50 baitaitz01i xxxe z01n4Sabbiatura-ZwischengoldgläserL. Grassi, M. Pepe, G. SestieriTorinoUTET©1989287 p., [28! c. di tav.ill.29 cm.001CFI01117862001 Dizionario di antiquariatoL. Grassi, M. Pepe, G. Sestieri4ITIT-0119971223IT-RM028 IT-FR0084 IT-RM1163 IT-FR0017 Biblioteca Universitaria AlessandrinaRM028 Biblioteca Del Monumento Nazionale Di MontecassinoFR0084 Istituto Centrale Restauro Conservazione Patrimonio Archivistico LibrarioRM1163 Biblioteca umanistica Giorgio ApreaFR0017 CFI0111803Biblioteca umanistica Giorgio Aprea 52S.L. 745.10 Diz.Ant.Gra.4 52DUP0009000035 VMN RS Inv. Orig. 20042C 2012071820120718 01 25 36 52463474UNICAS