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11. The Tet Effect

    Intelligence and the Public Perception of War

    By Jake Blood

    Series: Cass Military Studies

    A close examination of the role of intelligence in shaping America’s perception of the Vietnam War, looking closely at the intelligence leadership and decision process. In 1967, intelligence was called upon to bolster support for the Vietnam War and allowed America’s leaders to...

    Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
12. Military Integration after Civil Wars

    Multiethnic Armies, Identity and Post-Conflict Reconstruction

    By Florence Gaub

    Series: Cass Military Studies

    This book examines the role of multiethnic armies in post-conflict reconstruction, and demonstrates how they can promote peacebuilding efforts. The author challenges the assumption that multiethnic composition leads to weakness of the military, and shows how a multiethnic army is frequently the...

    Published May 29th 2012 by Routledge
13. Democratic Citizenship and War

    Edited by Yoav Peled, Noah Lewin-Epstein, Guy Mundlak, Jean Cohen

    Series: Cass Military Studies

    This edited volume explores the theoretical and practical implications of war and terror situations for citizenship in democratic states. Citizenship is a key concept in Western political thought for defining the individual’s relations with society. The specific nature of these rights, duties and...

    Published May 29th 2012 by Routledge
14. Contemporary Military Innovation

    Between Anticipation and Adaption

    Edited by Dima Adamsky, Kjell Inge Bjerga

    Series: Cass Military Studies

    This book explores contemporary military innovation, with a particular focus on the balance between anticipation and adaption. The volume examines contemporary military thought and the doctrine that evolved around the thesis of a transformation in the character of war. Known as the...

    Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
15. Democratic Civil-Military Relations

    Soldiering in 21st Century Europe

    Edited by Sabine Mannitz

    Series: Cass Military Studies

    This book examines the ways in which European democracies, including former communist states, are dealing with the new demands placed on their security policies since the cold war by transforming their military structures, and the effects this is having on the conceptualisation of soldiering. In...

    Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
16. Modern War and the Utility of Force

    Challenges, Methods and Strategy

    Edited by Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Jan Angstrom

    Series: Cass Military Studies

    This book investigates the use and utility of military force in modern war. After the Cold War, Western armed forces have increasingly been called upon to intervene in internal conflicts in the former Third World. These forces have been called upon to carry out missions that they traditionally...

    Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
17. The US Military

    A Basic Introduction

    By Judith Hicks Stiehm

    Series: Cass Military Studies

    This book provides a basic guide to the US military and will raise questions for further discussion by students and other curious readers. The US Military provides an accessible starting-point for those with a limited knowledge of this institution. Covering a wide range of subject matter, and...

    Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
18. Managing Diversity in the Military

    The value of inclusion in a culture of uniformity

    Edited by Daniel P. McDonald, Kizzy M. Parks

    Series: Cass Military Studies

    This edited book examines the management of diversity and inclusion in the military. Owing to the rise of asymmetric warfare, a shift in demographics and labor shortfalls, the US Department of Defense (DoD) has prioritized diversity and inclusion in its workforce management philosophy. In pursuing...

    Published October 9th 2011 by Routledge
19. Strategy in the American War of Independence

    A Global Approach

    Edited by Donald Stoker, Kenneth J. Hagan, Michael T. McMaster

    Series: Cass Military Studies

    This book examines the strategies pursued by the Colonies and the other combatants in the American War for Independence, placing the conflict in its proper global context. Many do not realize the extent to which the 1775 colonial rebellion against British rule escalated into a global conflict....

    Published October 5th 2011 by Routledge
20. Europe, Strategy and Armed Forces

    The making of a distinctive power

    By Sven Biscop, Jo Coelmont

    Series: Cass Military Studies

    This book examines how the European Union can pursue a grand strategy and become a distinct global actor in a world of emerging great powers. At the grand strategic level, its sheer economic size makes the EU a global power. However, the EU needs to take into account that many international actors...

    Published August 11th 2011 by Routledge