Building Militaries in Fragile States : Challenges for the United States / Mara E. Karlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karlin, Mara E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security Assistance Program.

Military assistance, American--Evaluation.

Military assistance, American.

Military assistance, American--Greece--Evaluation.

Military assistance, American--Vietnam (Republic)--Evaluation.

Military assistance, American--Lebanon--Evaluation.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 pages) : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

With a rich comparative case-study approach that spans Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Building Militaries in Fragile States unearths provocative findings that suggest the traditional way of working with foreign militaries needs to be rethought.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Chapter 1. Understanding the Problem; Chapter 2. Greece: The ""Will to Win"" Was Fruitless Without U.S. Involvement; Chapter 3. South Vietnam: Building a Military ""American Style; Chapter 4. Lebanon I: ""The United States Is Short of Breath"" but Others Are Not; Chapter 5. Lebanon II: ""The Side That Won Was Willing to Kill and Be Killed; Chapter 6. Findings and Implications; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Jul 2018)

ISBN:

9780812294132

0812294130

OCLC:

1035516266