The United States Military in Limited War - Case Studies in Success and Failure, 1945-1999 (Paperback)

After World War II, the United States military increasingly found itself involved in operations that have been described variously as limited wars, small wars, low intensity conflicts, operations other than war, support and stability operations, and the like. The name common for such operations throughout much of the 1990s was ""operations other than war"" (OOTW). During this period there was an explosion of doctrinal material on the subject, including an official field manual, FM 100-5, which appeared in 1993 and listed six principles of OOTW: objective, unity of effort, legitimacy, perseverance, restraint and security. The author of the present work examines four successful OOTWs (the Greek Civil War, Lebanon, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua/Honduras) and four failed ones (Vietnam, Beirut, Somalia, and Haiti) and concludes that there is a positive correlation between adherence to the principles and the operation's outcome. Furthermore, the author suggests that some of the principles serve as ""necessary conditions"" for others.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Kevin Dougherty
Dimensions:	229 x 154 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	235
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-7231-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Theory of warfare & military science Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	0-7864-7231-6
Barcode:	9780786472314

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