Title How Western soldiers fight : organizational routines in multinational missions / Cornelius Friesendorf, Institute of Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg

Edition 1st edition Published Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Soldiers and unconventional problems -- Potential explanations of military behavior -- Organizational routines -- How military routines evolved -- Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Kosovo -- Afghanistan -- Conclusion Summary "This book examines three questions. The first is descriptive: how have soldiers of Western democracies dealt with unconventional problems in post-Cold War missions? The second question is explanatory: why do militaries respond differently to rioters, militias, criminals, or insurgents? The third question is about policy impact: how does military behavior impact local populations?"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Irregular warfare -- Case studies Strategic culture -- Western countries Intervention (International law) -- Case studies Combined operations (Military science) Internal security -- Government policy Security, International -- Western countries HISTORY -- Military -- Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. Armed Forces Combined operations (Military science) Intervention (International law) Irregular warfare Military policy Security, International Strategic culture SUBJECT Western countries -- Military policy Western countries -- Armed Forces Subject Western countries Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book ISBN 9781108598651 110859865X 9781108554091 1108554091 1108429106 9781108429108 1108453015 9781108453011

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