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Choosing Your Battles: American Civil-Military Relations and the Use of Force
Peter D. Feaver
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Description for Choosing Your Battles: American Civil-Military Relations and the Use of Force
Paperback. America's debate over whether and how to invade Iraq clustered into civilian versus military camps. This book shows that this civilian-military argument - which has characterized earlier debates over Bosnia, Somalia, and Kosovo - is typical, not exceptional. It traces these themes through the first two years of the Iraq war. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 line illus. 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
America's debate over whether and how to invade Iraq clustered into civilian versus military camps. Top military officials appeared reluctant to use force, the most hawkish voices in government were civilians who had not served in uniform, and everyone was worried that the American public would not tolerate casualties in war. This book shows that this civilian-military argument--which has characterized earlier debates over Bosnia, Somalia, and Kosovo--is typical, not exceptional. Indeed, the underlying pattern has shaped U.S. foreign policy at least since 1816. The new afterword by Peter Feaver and Christopher Gelpi traces these themes through the first two years ... Read more
America's debate over whether and how to invade Iraq clustered into civilian versus military camps. Top military officials appeared reluctant to use force, the most hawkish voices in government were civilians who had not served in uniform, and everyone was worried that the American public would not tolerate casualties in war. This book shows that this civilian-military argument--which has characterized earlier debates over Bosnia, Somalia, and Kosovo--is typical, not exceptional. Indeed, the underlying pattern has shaped U.S. foreign policy at least since 1816. The new afterword by Peter Feaver and Christopher Gelpi traces these themes through the first two years ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691124278
SKU
V9780691124278
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About Peter D. Feaver
Peter D. Feaver is Alexander F. Hehmeyer Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke University. He is the author of "Armed Servants" and "Guarding the Guardians" as well as coeditor of "Soldiers and Civilians". Christopher Gelpi is Associate Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He is the author of "The Power of Legitimacy" (Princeton).
Reviews for Choosing Your Battles: American Civil-Military Relations and the Use of Force
"[A] highly statistical but thankfully lucid study... [The authors] find that non-veteran civilian elites are more likely to advocate the use of force than either military elites or civilian leaders with military experience... The pattern holds historically. The authors consider a total of 111 instances from 1816 to 1992."
Chronicle of Higher Education "Feaver and Gelpi offer important insights into the ... Read more
Chronicle of Higher Education "Feaver and Gelpi offer important insights into the ... Read more