1st Edition

US Intervention Policy and Army Innovation From Vietnam to Iraq

By Richard Lock-Pullan Copyright 2006
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

US Intervention Policy and Army Innovation examines how the US Army rebuilt itself after the Vietnam War and how this has affected US intervention policy, from the victory of the Gulf War to the failure of Somalia, the Bosnian and Kosovo interventions and the use of force post 9/11. Richard Lock-Pullan analyzes the changes in US military intervention strategy by examining two separate... Read more

Introduction  1. The US Army and American Strategic Culture  2. The Vietnam War and the US Army  3. The All-Volunteer Army  4. Innovation in US Army Doctrine  5. The Influence of Army Thinking  6. Interventions: Panama, The Gulf, Somalia  7. Back to the Gulf  Conclusion

Biography

Richard Lock-Pullan