Walter C. Ladwig III

The Forgotten Front

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explains why the United States' local allies are often as much of an obstacle to success in counterinsurgency as the insurgents themselves.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 678g
• ISBN-13: 9781107170773
• ISBN-10: 110717077X
• Artikelnr.: 48916268

Autorenporträt

Walter C. Ladwig III is an Assistant Professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London and an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, London. His work has appeared in International Security, the Journal of Strategic Studies, and Small Wars and Insurgencies, as well as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Inhaltsangabe

1. A recurring obstacle
2. Allies in counterinsurgency
3. Inter-alliance influence
4. America's boy? The Philippines, 1947-53: 4.1 Crafting a strategy, 1947-50
4.2 Implementing military and economic reform, 1950-1
4.3 The political effort, 19513
5. The puppet that pulled its own strings? Vietnam, 1957-63: 5.1 The Eisenhower years, 1957-60
5.2 The origins of the Kennedy commitment, 1961
5.3 The illusion of progress and the end of diem
6. The lesser of two evils? El Salvador, 1979-92: 6.1 The Carter years, 1979-80
6.2 The Reagan initiative, 1981-4
6.3 Return to stalemate, 1985-92
7. Conclusion.