Overview

U.S. military forces are increasingly involved in peacekeeping missions around the world, and this new role raises the prospect of confrontation with guerrilla movements, combat for which troops are largely untrained. This book contains analyses of past and present conflicts involving the American military, not only the Vietnam experience but also more recent involvement in El Salvador and Somalia, each of which has provoked great controversy on the domestic front. The contributors also consider the experiences of other countries in meeting such threats: Russia's dangerously unstable democracy, Peru's successful efforts to defeat a notorious insurgency, and Japan's continuing reluctance to send even token military forces outside its own borders. These issues will continue to engage and challenge American society long into the next millennium.

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Author:   Anthony J. Joes
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.536kg
ISBN:  

9780275963040

ISBN 10:   0275963047
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   30 September 1999
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Force, Peace, and Democracy by Harvey Sicherman From Counterinsurgency to Peacemaking: New Applications for an Old Approach by Thomas R. Mockaitis Can Traditional UN Peace Keeping Be Saved? by Frederick H. Fleitz, Jr. The Changing Face of Insurgency in the Post Cold War Era: Doctrinal and Operational Implications by Stephen Sloan The U.S. Army Experience in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Challenges for Now and the Future by Max G. Manwaring U.S. Unconventional Warfare Doctrine, Policies, and Operations: Experiences and Lessons from Central America, 1980-1990 by Alfred R. Barr and Caesar D. Sereseres Defeating Shining Path: Strategic Lessons for the Future by Enrique Obando The United States, Japan, and the Defense of Democratic States in the Western Pacific by Peter J. Wooley State and Armed Forces in Russia: Toward an African Scenario by Stephen Blank Altering the Icon: The Americans and Guerrilla War by Anthony James Joes Index

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ANTHONY JAMES JOES is Professor of International Relations at Saint Joseph's University. His previous works include Guerrilla Warfare: A Historical, Biographical, and Bibliographical Sourcebook (Greenwood, 1996), Gerrilla Conflict Before the Cold War (Praeger, 1996), Modern Guerrilla Insurgency (Praeger, 1992), The War for South Viet Nam (Praeger, 1989), and From the Barrel of a Gun: Armies and Revolutions (1986).

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