When reason fails : portraits of armies at war : America, Britain, Israel, and the future / / Michael Goodspeed

• Autore: Goodspeed Michael
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2002; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
• Disciplina: 355/.009/04
• Soggetto topico: Military art and science - History - 20th century; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Arab-Israeli conflict
• Soggetto geografico: Northern Ireland History 1969-1994
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-210) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments and Dedication -- Introduction -- Chapter 1-The American Army in Vietnam -- The American Phase of the Vietnam War -- Strategic Factors -- Geographic Factors -- The Communist Soldier -- The American Soldier -- The Nature of Military Service in Vietnam -- The Reserves and National Will -- The NCO Corps -- The Officer Corps -- Drugs -- A War With No Front Line -- The Media -- Firepower -- Tactics -- Big Battles -- The American Army and Its Vietnamese Allies -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2-The British Army in Northern Ireland -- Background to the Troubles -- The Characters of the Combatants -- The British Army in Ulster -- The Republicans -- The Loyalists -- Chapter 3-The Israeli Army in the Middle East -- People, Geography and Background -- The Origins of Conflict -- The First War and the Emergence of the Israeli Army -- Traditional Israeli Strategic Considerations -- Geography -- Population -- Time and Space -- Civil Military Integration -- The War in 1956 -- The Six-Day War -- Israeli Morale -- Israeli Equipment -- The Arab Armies in 1967 -- Israeli Attitudes to the IDF and the Arabs 1967-1973 -- Israeli Leadership -- Israeli Discipline -- The Israeli Reserve System -- Women in the Israeli Army -- The IDF's Personnel System -- The October War -- Israeli Intelligence -- The Invasion of Lebanon -- The Intifadah -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4-The Future of Armies -- Leadership-The Human Dimension -- Political Leadership of Armies -- Military Leadership in Postmodern Society -- Leadership-The Officer Corps -- Professionalism, Society and the Soldier -- The Soldier, Efficiency and Traditions -- Armies and Modern Values -- Discipline, the Individual and the Group -- Technology -- Firepower -- Mobility -- Communications -- New Tactical Concepts -- Technology, Mass, Time and Space -- Technology and Training -- Organizations. ; Special Forces -- Intelligence -- Administrative Organizations -- Customization of the Administrative System -- Civil-Military Affairs -- Legalism and Warfare -- Armies and the Conflict Spectrum -- Armies and National Temperament -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
• Titolo autorizzato: When reason fails
• ISBN: 979-82-16-03497-1; 0-313-07008-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809909903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in military history and international affairs.