Waging war : alliances, coalitions, and institutions of interstate violence / Patricia A. Weitsman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weitsman, Patricia A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Combined operations (Military science).

Alliances.

United States--Military relations.

United States.

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

United States--History, Military--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Military alliances provide constraints and opportunities for states seeking to advance their interests around the globe. War, from the Western perspective, is not a solitary endeavor. Partnerships of all types serve as a foundation for the projection of power and the employment of force. These relationships among states provide the foundation upon which hegemony is built.Waging War argues that these institutions of interstate violence-not just the technology, capability, and level of professionalism and training of armed forces-serve as ready mechanisms to employ force. How

Contents:

Fighting with friends

Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield

Operation Allied Force

Operation Enduring Freedom and the International Security Assistance Force

Operation Iraqi Freedom and the war in Iraq

Operation Odyssey Dawn and Operation Unified Protector.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780804788946

0804788944

OCLC:

899278498