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The commander's dilemma : violence and restraint in wartime
Title
The commander's dilemma : violence and restraint in wartime / Amelia Hoover Green.
ISBN
9781501726477
1501726471
Publication
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Copyright Notice Date
©2018.
Physical Description
xiv, 256 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 2011.
Summary
"To win wars, commanders have to create violence, but they also have to control it--and restraint comes from political education, not strategic thinking or harsh discipline"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Hoover Green, Amelia. Commander's dilemma. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 17, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : repertoires and restraint
The commander's dilemma
Setting the context : the history of El Salvador's civil war
Comparing state and FMLN institutions and ideologies
FMLN institutions and ideologies in depth
Repertoires of violence in the Salvadoran civil war, 1980-1992
The commander's dilemma beyond El Salvador.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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