| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 235 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Democratic states, their militaries, and security privatization : theoretical considerations -- Brothers in arms? : PSCs deployed alongside the national military -- Trading places : private firms hired in place of national militaries -- Historical insights : mercenary and auxiliary forces integrated into national militaries -- Concluding lessons and recommendations. |
| Summary |
At peak utilization, private security contractors (PSCs) constituted a larger occupying force in Iraq and Afghanistan than did U.S. troops. Yet, no book has so far assessed the impact of private security companies on military effectiveness. Filling that gap, Molly Dunigan reveals how the increasing tendency to outsource missions to PSCs has significant ramifications for both tactical and long-term strategic military effectiveness--and for the likelihood that the democracies that deploy PSCs will be victorious in warfare, both over the short- and long-term. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Private military companies.
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Private military companies. |
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Private security services.
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Private security services. |
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Military policy.
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Military policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dunigan, Molly. Victory for hire. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Security Studies, ©2011 9780804774581 (DLC) 2010035617 (OCoLC)664258259 |
| ISBN |
9780804777414 (electronic book) |
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0804777411 (electronic book) |
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9780804774581 |
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0804774587 |
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9780804774598 |
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0804774595 |
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