The new legions : American strategy and the responsibility of power /

The new legions : American strategy and the responsibility of power /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Atkeson, Edward B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2012]
Subjects:
Immigrants > Employment > United States.
National security > United States > Planning.
United States > Military policy.
United States > Armed Forces > Organization.
United States > Armed Forces > Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
United States > Armed Forces > Stability operations.
Table of Contents:
  • A troublesome war
  • The wider war as we chose to fight it
  • What have we overlooked?
  • The legion : whence the concept?
  • The survivor : the French Foreign Legion
  • Where to begin? And then what?
  • Latin American : our backyard
  • Cuba : our exceptional neighbor
  • Africa : the dark continent
  • The Balkans : the slippery slope
  • The Islamic world and the "strong horse"
  • Southeast Asia : part of America's history
  • A final word.