American military intervention in unconventional war : from the Philippines to Iraq
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American military intervention in unconventional war : from the Philippines to Iraq
Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
1st ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
A study of the major U.S. military interventions in unconventional war, this book looks at four wars that occurred while the U.S. was a superpower in the post-war WW II period and one in the Philippines in 1898.
Table of Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION The New International Environment US Policies: Origins and Objectives Counterinsurgency and US Adaptation to Fourth Generation War PART II: CASE STUDIES The Philippines: 1898-1901 Vietnam: 1945-73 Bosnia: 1991-95 Afghanistan: 2001 Iraq: 2003 PART III: CONCLUSION The Perils of Intervention
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