LEADER 03252nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910461759803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-36229-5 010 $a9786613362292 010 $a1-4422-1379-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000131206 035 $a(EBL)817115 035 $a(OCoLC)768082446 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000551778 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12204524 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000551778 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10538269 035 $a(PQKB)10970295 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC817115 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL817115 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10519532 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL336229 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000131206 100 $a20110817d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe new legions$b[electronic resource] $eAmerican strategy and the responsibility of power /$fEdward B. Atkeson 210 $aLanham, Md. $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (223 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-1378-7 311 $a1-4422-1377-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aChapter 13. A Final WordEndnotes; Index; About the Author 330 $a 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 c 606 $aForeign workers$zUnited States 606 $aNational security$zUnited States$xPlanning 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy 607 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xOrganization 607 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xRecruiting, enlistment, etc 607 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xStability operations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aForeign workers 615 0$aNational security$xPlanning. 676 $a355/.033573 700 $aAtkeson$b Edward B$0921391 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461759803321 996 $aThe new legions$92066649 997 $aUNINA