This book shows how the US Army - disoriented by the end of the Cold War and struggling to appease domestic culture wars - spent the 1990s suffering from an identity crisis. This unique work will interest students and scholars of contemporary American military history.
Why do people seeking asylum often break immigration laws? Refuge Beyond Reach shows how rich democracies deliberately and systematically shut down most legal paths to safety. An architecture of repulsion in the air, at sea, and on land keeps most refugees far away from places where they can ask for sanctuary.
This book studies the impact of the lessons and legacies of the Vietnam War on the formulation of US counterinsurgency doctrine in the postVietnam years, with particular reference to the interplay of the 'lessons of history' with doctrine.
This mid level text has been updated to include contemporary information systems developments, offer the reader a comprehensive understanding of the theories and practical tools of the subject., Readership: undergraduate; postgraduate; research, professional