US intervention policy and army innovation : from Vietnam to Iraq

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Routledge, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (308 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Strategy - History - 20th century; Intervention; Militærpolitik; National sikkerhed
• Soggetto geografico: United States Military policy 20th century; United States Politics and government 20th century; United States Foreign relations 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: 355.02
• Altri autori: Lock-PullanRichard
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Dedications; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Us Army And American Strategic Culture; 2. The Vietnam War And The Us Army; 3. The All-Volunteer Army; 4. Innovation In Us Army Doctrine; 5. The Influence Of Army Thinking; 6. Interventions: Panama, The Gulf, Somalia; 7. Return To The Gulf; Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: US Intervention Policy and Army Innovation examines how the US Army rebuilt itself after the Vietnam War and how this has affected US intervention policy, from the victory of the Gulf War to the failure of Somalia, the Bosnian and Kosovo interventions and the use of force post 9/11.Richard Lock-Pullan analyzes the changes in US military intervention strategy by examining two separate issues: the nature of the US Army as it rebuilt itself after the Vietnam War, and the attempts by the US to establish criteria for future military interventions. He first argues that US strategy
• Titolo autorizzato: US intervention policy and army innovation
• ISBN: 1-135-76505-7; 1-280-29015-3; 9786610290154; 0-203-34103-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451283803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cass series--strategy and history.