Blue Helmets (H)

by John Hillen

Book Overview

Addresses the performance of the United Nations as a military force over the last fifty years, focusing on thirty-eight military operations, and explores the role of the UN's armed forces in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574881388
• ISBN13: 9781574881387
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Realities and Perceptions

Hillen does what few others have been willing to do; openly criticizing the UN for their meddlings in peacekeeping and peacemaking, and backs it up with facts and analysis of why these operations have been military, organizational, and political quagmires. He tells us why the US or any lead nation should have misgivings about committing to operating under the UN charter for military operations -- despite the popular perception that somehow a UNSCR makes it a better thing to do.

Useful, interesting, truly a breakthrough in many respects

Many books have been written on UN peace-keeping and peace-enforcement operations. This one is one more interesting, useful and well-written book, well-research and sound, well-written at all times. It offers more than many other books, in its analysis and views on the strategy of UN military operations from a 'strategic' point of view, thus offering some comparisons with the strategies that may be used by the adversaries or other forces, etc. It is a book of political science, but also military studies. A definite must for whoever is interested in either, since the former does - unfortunately - often involve the latter.

A one-stop shop for conflict resolution

Have always considered this subject to be pertinent, but hardly found the source for materials.