Rudolph C. Barnes Jr

Military Legitimacy (eBook, PDF)

Might and Right in the New Millennium

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the challenges faced by the US military in responding to "operations other than war" in the post-Cold War era, Rudolph Barnes makes a plea for the US government to address the "organizational bias for combat" and "narrow traditionalist view of military professionalism" within the Pentagon, which, he argues, are serious obstacles to developing an effective capabiilty for operations other than war. He draws on examples from Vietnam to the mismanagement of US military involvement in Somalia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136302497
• Artikelnr.: 38458483

Autorenporträt

Rudolph C. Barnes Jr

Inhaltsangabe

Contemporary Security Policy, Chris Madsen, University of Calgary- " The
book reduces a complex and highly legalistic subject in a concise and
simple manner." Special Warfare- "...a definitive statement about the
military"s role in the growing field of operations other than war and about
the military"s relation to the accomplishment of U.S. foreign-policy
objectives. For those who have served in Haiti, in Bosnia, or in any other
of CA"s worldwide missions, Barnes" arguments will ring true. Barnes give
readers solid reasoning and a good understanding of the facts."
International Affairs- "This book focuses on the challenges faced by the US
military in responding to "operations other than war" in the post-Cold War
era. With his considerable past experience in civil affairs work in Asia,
Grenada, Honduras and Moldova, it is not surprising that Barnes makes a
strong plea for the US Government to address the "organisational bias for
combat" and "narrow traditionalist view of military professionalism" within
the Pentagon which, he argues, are serious obstacles to developing an
effective capability for operations other than war. His argument is
reinforced by examples from the Vietnam war through to the recent
disastrous mismanagement of US military involvement in Somalia...it is a
valuable contribution to the debate within the United States on future
peace time roles for the armed forces." Small Wars and Insurgencies - " The
book...comes to grips with a number of important issues in defining
strategy, the use of military force, and in rules of engagement in
operations other than war. It is recommended for military professionals and
civilian decision makers" Low Intensity Conflict- " an excellent leg up to
readers who wish to gain general familiarity with military legitimacy from
historical and up-to-date persepectives