UID:
almahu_9949233848102882
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 324 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781009053242 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge military histories
Content:
The collapse of the Soviet Union ushered in American global hegemony in world affairs. In the post-Cold War period, both Democrat and Republican governments intervened, fought insurgencies, and changed regimes. In America's Wars, Thomas Henriksen explores how America tried to remake the world by militarily invading a host of nations beset with civil wars, ethnic cleansing, brutal dictators, and devastating humanitarian conditions. The immediate post-Cold War years saw the United States carrying out interventions in the name of Western-style democracy, humanitarianism, and liberal internationalism in Panama, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia and Kosovo. Later, the 9/11 terrorist attacks led America into larger-scale military incursions to defend itself from further assaults by al Qaeda in Afghanistan and from perceived nuclear arms in Iraq, while fighting small-footprint conflicts in Africa, Asia, and Arabia. This era is coming to an end with the resurgence of great power rivalry and rising threats from China and Russia.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Dec 2021).
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An end and a beginning : from Cold War to Panama Invasion for regime change -- The Persian Gulf War and its aftermath -- Wars other than war, wars in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo -- Afghanistan : regime change and building society in the graveyard of empires -- The Iraq War : changing a regime, building democracy, and fighting an insurgency -- American's small-footprint wars : Asia, Africa, & the Middle East -- America's forever wars : Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq -- A conclusion : the new era.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781316511602
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009053242
