Military Interventions by U.S. Forces from Vietnam to Bosnia : Background, Outcomes, and "Lessons Learned" for Kosovo.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armed Forces.

Intervention (International law).

War casualties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (35 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1999.

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Summary:

Analyzes cases of U.S. military involvement in international peacekeeping operations. Covers situations in which U.S. military forces were deployed, rationales, purposes, and interests involved in deployment; and reviews size and length of deployment, war casualties, international support, and outcome of intervention. Summarizes "lessons learned" for use of force from all operations, and discusses implications for future options, focusing on Kosovo.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Military Interventions by U.S. Forces from Vietnam to Bosnia

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