The United States military in limited war : case studies in success and failure, 1945-1999 / Kevin Dougherty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dougherty, Kevin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Limited war--Case studies.

Limited war.

History, Military.

Military doctrine.

History.

United States.

Military doctrine--United States--History--20th century.

United States--History, Military--20th century--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

vii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2012]

Summary:

"There was an explosion of doctrinal material after World War II, including an Official Field Manual, FM 100-5, which appeared in 1993. The author of the present work examines four successful OOTWs and four failed ones and concludes that there is a positive correlation between adherence to the principles and the operation's outcome. "--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Greek Civil War: a pretty good balance

Lebanon: following the principles, but by chance or design?

The Dominican Republic: security allows restraint

Vietnam Pacification: the primacy of objective

Nicaragua and Honduras: restraint enables perseverance

Beirut: unity of effort between diplomacy and force

Somalia: weak objective leads to weak perseverance

Haiti: restraint needs either security or legitimacy

Conclusion: the usefulness of the principles.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786472314

0786472316

OCLC:

796760293