LEADER 03634nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910458868503321 005 20191030193359.0 010 $a1-136-96961-6 010 $a1-282-58636-X 010 $a9786612586361 010 $a0-203-85146-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000018601 035 $a(EBL)515334 035 $a(OCoLC)630537683 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000423370 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11310366 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000423370 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10440280 035 $a(PQKB)11187620 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC515334 035 $a(PPN)198461860 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL515334 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10389369 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL258636 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000018601 100 $a20091103d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aModern war and the utility of force$b[electronic resource] $echallenges, methods and strategy /$fedited by Jan Angstrom and Isabelle Duyvesteyn 210 $aLondon $cRoutledge$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 225 1 $aCass military studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-62234-4 311 $a0-415-57595-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 War, what is it good for?; 2 From victory to success: The changing mission of Western armed forces; 3 The international private security company: A unique and useful actor?; 4 Great expectations: The use of armed force to combat terrorism; 5 Why does peacekeeping succeed or fail?: Peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone; 6 Exploring the utility of armed force in peace operations: German and British approaches in northern Afghanistan 327 $a7 Counterinsurgency doctrine: The US experience8 No simple formula: The use of military force in counterinsurgency; 9 Adapting to counterinsurgency: The US Army in Iraq, July 2004-December 2006; 10 Inviting the Leviathan: External forces, war and state-building in Afghanistan; 11 Between reluctance and necessity: The utility of military force in humanitarian and development operations; 12 War, what it is good for ...; Index 330 $aThis book investigates the use and utility of military force in modern war.After the Cold War, Western armed forces have increasingly been called upon to intervene in internal conflicts in the former Third World. These forces have been called upon to carry out missions that they traditionally have not been trained and equipped for, in environments that they often have not been prepared for. A number of these 'new' types of operations in allegedly 'new' wars stand out, such as peace enforcement, state-building, counter-insurgency, humanitarian aid, and not the least counter-ter 410 0$aCass military studies. 606 $aWar 606 $aMilitary policy 606 $aMilitary art and science 606 $aWorld politics$y21st century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWar. 615 0$aMilitary policy. 615 0$aMilitary art and science. 615 0$aWorld politics 676 $a355.02 701 $aAngstrom$b Jan$0862152 701 $aDuyvesteyn$b Isabelle$f1972-$0862153 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458868503321 996 $aModern war and the utility of force$91928620 997 $aUNINA