Format:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9781501701764
Series Statement:
Cornell studies in security affairs
Content:
A compelling new argument to help us understand why authoritarian militaries sometimes fight very well--and sometimes very poorly. Talmadge's framework for understanding battlefield effectiveness focuses on four key sets of military organizational practices.
Content:
The Dictator's Army -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Puzzle of Battlefield Effectiveness -- 1. A Framework for Explaining Battlefield Effectiveness -- 2. Threats and Military Organizational Practices in North and South Vietnam -- 3. Battlefield Effectiveness in North and South Vietnam -- 4. Threats and Military Organizational Practices in Iraq and Iran -- 5. Battlefield Effectiveness in Iraq and Iran -- Conclusion: Threats, Military Organizational Practices, and the Battlefields of the Future -- Notes -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Introduction: the puzzle of battlefield effectivenessA framework for explaining battlefield effectiveness -- Threats and military organizational practices in North and South Vietnam -- Battlefield effectiveness in North and South Vietnam -- Threats and military organizational practices in Iraq and Iran -- Battlefield effectiveness in Iraq and Iran -- Conclusion: threats, military organizational practices, and the battlefields of the future.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1501701762
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780801453472
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781501700293
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781501701764
Additional Edition:
Print version Dictator's Army : Battlefield Effectiveness in Authoritarian Regimes
Language:
English
