Landpower And Crises: Army Roles And Missions In Smaller-Scale Contingencies During The 1990s

by Conrad C. Crane and Strategic Studies Institute

Prior to World War II, the majority of instances where American armed forces were used abroad involved Marine or Navy actions to protect U.S. citizens or promote national interests. The use of American military forces (especially the Army) expanded considerably with the advent of the Cold War and America's ascension to superpower status.2 Since the end of the Cold War, there has been another significant increase in the use of military forces (with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1312376627
• ISBN13: 9781312376625
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"