The challenge of nation-building : implementing effective innovation in the U.S. Army from World War II to the Iraq War / Rebecca Patterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patterson, Rebecca, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nation-building--United States--History.

Nation-building.

Military planning--United States.

Military planning.

United States. Army--Planning.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">The Challenge of Nation-Building</span><span> examines the conditions that have allowed or prevented the U.S. Army to innovate for nation-building effectively. By doing so, it shows how military leadership and civil-military relations have changed. </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; List of Tables; Acronyms; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Nation-Building and Its Cousins: Choosing Cases; Chapter Three: Effective Innovations for the Nation-Building of Post-World War II Germany; Chapter Four: Ineffective Innovations in Operation Iraqi Freedom; Chapter Five: Explaining the Absence of Innovation in Korea and Vietnam; Chapter Six: Conclusion and Policy Implications; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4422-3695-7

OCLC:

891589795