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1 online resource (xiv, 274 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Terms of Art -- 2. Historical and Institutional Context for Small Wars Learning -- 3. Intervention in Haiti and Lessons Learned -- 4. Intervention in the Dominican Republic and Lessons Learned -- 5. Intervention in Nicaragua and Lessons Learned -- 6. From Nicaragua to the Small Wars Manual -- 7. Concluding Thoughts. |
| Summary |
Keith B. Bickel challenges a host of military and strategic theories that treat particular bureaucratic structures, large organizations, and elites as the progenitors of doctrine. This timely study of how the military draws lessons from interventions focuses on the overlooked role that mid-level combat officers play in creating military doctrine. Mars Learning closely evaluates Marine civil and military pacification operations in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua, and illuminates the debates surrounding the development of Marine Corps' small wars doctrine between 1915 and 1940. The. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Marine Corps -- History -- 20th century.
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United States. Marine Corps. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Counterinsurgency.
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Counterinsurgency. |
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Peacekeeping forces, American.
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Peacekeeping forces, American. |
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Peacekeeping forces -- Caribbean Area.
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Peacekeeping forces. |
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Caribbean Area. |
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Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
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Haiti -- History -- American occupation, 1915-1934.
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Dominican Republic -- History -- American occupation, 1916-1924.
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Nicaragua -- History -- Revolution, 1926-1929.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
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Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) |
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other. |
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Dominican Republic. |
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Haiti. |
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Nicaragua. |
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American Occupation of Haiti (Haiti : 1915-1934) |
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Revolution (Nicaragua : 1926-1929) |
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American Occupation of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic : 1916-1924) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Added Title |
Marine Corps development of small wars doctrine, 1915-1940 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Bickel, Keith B. Mars learning. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2001 (DLC) 00048991 (OCoLC)45137529 |
| ISBN |
9780786748167 (electronic book) |
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0786748168 (electronic book) |
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0813397758 (paperback) |
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9780813397757 (paperback) |
