the strategic implications of military civic action /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by John W. De Pauw and George A. Luz ; foreword by Bruce Palmer, Jr., foreword by Fred F. Woerner, Jr.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Praeger,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1992.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-227) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Understanding civic action / John W. De Pauw -- The role of the total army in military civic action and humanitarian assistance : a synopsis / John W. De Pauw and George A. Luz -- The Africa Civic Action program / Kent H. Butts -- Civil-military operations and the war for political legitimacy in Latin America / John T. Fishel and Edmund S. Cowan -- Civic action versus counterinsurgency and low-intensity conflict in Latin America : the case for delinkage / Regina Gaillard -- The Latin American military, low-intensity conflict, and democracy / Gabriel Marcella -- Reserve component role in civic and humanitarian assistance / Wayman D. Robertson and George A. Luz -- A planner's guide for the employment of civil affairs in Latin America / Dennis C. Barlow -- Medical civic action in low-intensity conflict : the Vietnam experience / Jeffrey Greenhut -- The strategic implications of military civic action / Richard L. Sutter -- Military civic action in the 1990s : a forecast / George A. Luz -- Winning the peace / John W. De Pauw.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Military Civic Action--U.S. troops working on nation-building tasks with troops of another country--is traced from its formal beginning under President Eisenhower and enthusiastic reception under President Kennedy, through its successes and failures during the Vietnam years, to its present status as a strategic tool. Contributing authors debate the future role of Military Civic Action as a way to retain a U.S. military presence around the world, bolster emergent democracies, assist other militaries in their transition to democratic military professionalism, reinforce the humanitarian efforts o.
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Greenwood eBooks
Stock Number
C3770
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Winning the peace.
International Standard Book Number
9780275937706
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.
United States.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Armed Forces-- Civic action.
Civil-military relations.
World politics-- 1945-1989.
Armed Forces-- Civic action.
Civil-military relations.
HISTORY-- Military-- Biological & Chemical Warfare.