The United States Military in Limited War

Name: The United States Military in Limited War
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By Kevin Dougherty

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After World War II, the United States military increasingly found itself involved in operations that have been described variously as limited wars, small wars, low intensity conflicts, operations other than war, support and stability operations, and the like. The most common name throughout much of the 1990s was "operations other than war" (OOTW). During this period there was an explosion of doctrinal material on the subject, including a 1993 official field manual listing six principles of OOTW: objective, unity of effort, legitimacy, perseverance, restraint and security. The author of the present work examines four successful OOTWs (the Greek Civil War, Lebanon, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua/Honduras) and four failed ones (Vietnam, Beirut, Somalia, and Haiti) and concludes there is a positive correlation between adherence to the principles and an operation's outcome.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 236
Release Date:: 2012-10-12
Publication Date:: 2012-10-12
Publisher:: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0786472316
ISBN13:: 9780786472314
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:: 18
Weight:: 390 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 14 cm

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