America's Needless Wars
Cautionary Tales of US Involvement in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Iraq
Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2017.
Format: Book
Description: 206 pages ; 24 cm
"A skeptical appraisal of U.S. military intervention in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Iraq, highlighting a common pattern of poor intelligence gathering, nationalistic hubris, and political pressures, which led to these unsuccessful foreign adventures"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction -- Cuban prologue -- Conquering the Philippines -- Cold War prelude -- The Vietnam deception -- The defeated giant -- Unraveling Iraq -- The revelations of history.
Subjects:
Intervention (International law) -- Case studies.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
United States -- Military policy -- Case studies.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Decision making -- Case studies.
Philippines -- History -- Philippine American War, 1899-1902.
United States -- History, Military.
Intervention (International law) -- Case studies.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
United States -- Military policy -- Case studies.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Decision making -- Case studies.
Philippines -- History -- Philippine American War, 1899-1902.
United States -- History, Military.
ISBN:
9781633882898
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War Con | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-189) and index.