Unfolding the future of the long war : : motivations, prospects, and implications for the U.S. Army / / Christopher G. Pernin [et al.]
The United States is currently engaged in a military effort that has been characterized as the "long war." The long war has been described by some as an epic struggle against adversaries bent on forming a unified Islamic world to supplant western dominance, while others describe it more na...
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| Superior document: | Rand Corporation monograph series |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rand Corporation monograph series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxiii, 194 pages) :; illustrations (some color), color maps, digital, PDF file |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | The United States is currently engaged in a military effort that has been characterized as the "long war." The long war has been described by some as an epic struggle against adversaries bent on forming a unified Islamic world to supplant western dominance, while others describe it more narrowly as an extension of the war on terror. But while policymakers, military leaders, and scholars have offered numerous definitions of the long war, no consensus has been reached about this term or its implications for the United States. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-194). |
| ISBN: | 1282033379 9786612033377 083304673X |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Christopher G. Pernin [et al.] |