The general as statesman : exploring the professional need for commanders to support viable political outcomes in peace and stability operations as typified by the UK military approach [PDF]
, 2011 The problem of theatre level politico-military arrangements during peace and stability operations is important because the intervening actors, working in complex and often ambiguous circumstances, need to calibrate the application of military and ...
Lovelock, R.
core +7 more sources
The Validity of British Army counterinsurgency doctrine after the war in Iraq 2003-2009 [PDF]
, 2010 This thesis analyses whether the British Army’s doctrinal approach for countering insurgency is still valid in the light of the war in Iraq. Why is this important? Insurgency remains a prevalent form of instability. In the absence of a major conventional
Alderson, A
core +7 more sources
Eesti Sõjaajaloo Aastaraamat / Estonian Yearbook of Military History, 2019 The paper will address the role (or lack thereof) of military history and past experience in military doctrine building. The analysis will be based on four case studies: the Reichswehr/Wehrmacht 1919– 1940, the French army 1919–1940, the IDF 1948–1973, and the US Army 1973–1991.
Przybyło, Łukasz
openaire +2 more sources
'When the people are made the enemy': Human Rights, Military Doctrine and the Path to Atrocity in Vietnam and El Salvador [PDF]
, 2010 The Vietnam and Salvadoran wars were marked by examples of some of the worst atrocities committed during the course of twentieth century conflict. The massacres at My Lai in Vietnam and El Mozote in El Salvador came to be regarded by many as the defining
Stead, Andrew
core +7 more sources
Civilian Detective Doctrine in the 1930s and its Transmission to the Military Police in 1940-42 [PDF]
, 2014 The Special Investigation Branch (SIB) of the Royal Military Police (RMP) was formed in 1940, after the military authorities became concerned at the widespread theft of military stores by members of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), and following a ...
Moore, Colin +6 more
core +2 more sources
Oltre Enrico Rocchi. Cultura e storiografia dell’architettura militare per il XXI secolo
Nuova Antologia Militare, 2022 The article examines the beginning of the Western historiography of military architecture, starting from the work of Enrico Rocchi, military engineer, historian and officer of the Corps of Engineers of the Italian Royal Army between the end of the 19th ...
Piero Cimbolli Spagnesi
doaj +1 more source
Russian Japanology Review, 2022 Using the material of a crucial Tokugawa era normative document, the Laws for the Military Houses (Buke Shohatto) in its first edition (1615) and the Hereditary Book on the Art of War (Heihō Kadensho, 1632), composed by Yagyū Munenori (1565–1646 ...
A. M. Gorbylev
doaj +1 more source
The Biden Nuclear Posture Review and Its Implications for US Asia-Pacific Allies
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2021 US President Joe Biden is expected to issue a new Nuclear Posture Review report soon. It may include as a policy goal a reduction of the role of nuclear weapons in US military strategy.
Nobuyasu Abe
doaj +1 more source
Adaptation under fire: the 1st expeditionary infantry division learning in combat, 1944-45
Coleção Meira Mattos, 2014 How doctrinal change occurs in a context of war? How do the weight of tradition, organizational culture and formative experiences function as opposing forces when an army is pressured to adopt a new doctrinal matrix?
Cesar Campiani Maximiano
doaj +4 more sources
Power and non-power facilities in US foreign policy in 1950-1960
Американська історія і політика, 2017 This article discusses changes in US foreign policy in the 50-60s. The main emphasis is on the use of power and non-power facilities in Washington’s foreign policy in the context of the fight against the expansion of Communist influence.
Maksym Godlevskiy
doaj +1 more source