An examination of how military forces are dealing with the changing roles of their missions The old problems of men at war and people in conflict still demand the application and reinforcement of customary and proven ways to accomplish new peacekeeping and other missions Military commanders and their soldiers have been asked over the last ten years to tackle a wider range of missions than most were prepared for during the cold war era. Soldiers and sailors are today engaged in operations variously termed peacekeeping, peace support operations, humanitarian operations, and traditional combat...
An examination of how military forces are dealing with the changing roles of their missions The old problems of men at war and people in conflict stil...
Focusing on the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Alliance and its role in shaping NATO, this book examines the development in Western societies of structures for Allied civil-military relationships and their influence on Western alliance since 1914. As Bland states in his introduction, The need for a Military Committee composed of national Chiefs of Defense was recognized during the early discussions of NATO organizations. However, the concept approved in September 1949 by Foreign Ministers has not been subject to much analysis since that date. As the Military Committee is composed...
Focusing on the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Alliance and its role in shaping NATO, this book examines the development in Western socie...
