Unfolding the future of the long war motivations, prospects, and implications for the U.S. Army
The United States is currently engaged in a military effort that has been characterized as the "long war." The long war has been described by some as an epic struggle against adversaries bent on forming a unified Islamic world to supplant western dominance, while others describe it more na...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
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2008.
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| Series: | Rand Corporation monograph series
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433078606719 |
| Summary: | The United States is currently engaged in a military effort that has been characterized as the "long war." The long war has been described by some as an epic struggle against adversaries bent on forming a unified Islamic world to supplant western dominance, while others describe it more narrowly as an extension of the war on terror. But while policymakers, military leaders, and scholars have offered numerous definitions of the long war, no consensus has been reached about this term or its implications for the United States. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxiii, 194 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps, digital, PDF file |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-194). |
| ISBN: | 9781282033375 9786612033377 9780833046734 |
