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When reason fails : portraits of armies at war : America, Britain, Israel, and the future
- Title
- When reason fails : portraits of armies at war : America, Britain, Israel, and the future / Michael Goodspeed.
- Author
- Goodspeed, Michael.
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | U42 .G66 2002 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 217 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- Annotation
- Series Statement
- Studies in military history and international affairs
- Uniform Title
- Studies in military history and international affairs
- Subjects
- Military art and science
- Northern Ireland
- United States > Army
- Israel > Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel
- Great Britain > Army
- 1900-1999
- Vietnam War > (1961-1975)
- History
- Israël > Armée
- Military art and science > History > 20th century
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Vietnam Conflict
- Bürgerkrieg
- Nahostkonflikt
- Militär
- Vietnamkrieg
- Art et science militaires > Prévision
- Guerre du Vietnam (1961-1975)
- Conflit israélo-arabe
- Northern Ireland > History > 1968-1998
- Großbritannien
- Nordirland
- Northern Ireland > History > 1969-1994
- Irlande du Nord (GB) > 1969-1994
- USA
- United States > Army > History > Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Israel > Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel > History > Arab-Israeli conflict
- Great Britain > Army > History > 20th century
- United States > Army > History > Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
- Etats-Unis > Army
- Grande-Bretagne > Army
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-210) and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. The American Army in Vietnam. The American Phase of the Vietnam War. Strategic Factors. Geographic Factors. The Communist Soldier. The American Soldier. The Nature of Military Service in Vietnam. The Reserves and National Will. The NCO Corps. The Officer Corps. Drugs. A War With No Front Line. The Media. Firepower. Tactics. Big Battles. The American Army and Its Vietnamese Allies -- Ch. 2. The British Army in Northern Ireland. Background to the Troubles. The Characters of the Combatants -- Ch. 3. The Israeli Army in the Middle East. People, Geography and Background. The Origins of Conflict. The First War and the Emergence of the Israeli Army. Traditional Israeli Strategic Considerations. The War in 1956. The Six-Day War.
- ISBN
- 0275973786
- 9780275973780
- LCCN
- 2001034616
- OCLC
- ocm46991258
- 46991258
- SCSB-1254186
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library