| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 92 pages) : illustrations. |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Art of war papers |
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Art of war papers.
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| Note |
"First printing June 2013." |
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Master of Military Art and Science, Art of War)--US Army Command and General Staff College, 2012-01. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-92) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Grand strategy, doctrine, and definitions -- How the government creates grand strategy -- Lebanon case study -- Iraq case study -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
The United States failed in both Lebanon in 1982-1984 and Iraq in 2003, to achieve its political objectives. While there are many reasons for this, perhaps the greatest is that the government failed to coordinate and direct all of its resources in a unified manner to achieve its goals. This book outlines four key indicators, present in both Lebanon and Iraq, that suggest the United States did not have a grand strategy. Further, this book reveals that Lebanon and Iraq are not anomalies; there are both historical and structural reasons why the United States struggles to implement grand strategies. |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (usacac, viewed Aug. 8, 2013). |
| Subject |
Strategy -- Case studies.
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United States -- Military policy -- Decision making -- Case studies.
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National security -- United States -- Decision making -- Case studies.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Decision making -- Case studies.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Lebanon.
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Lebanon -- History -- Israeli intervention, 1982-1985.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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United States -- Military policy -- Case studies.
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United States -- Foreign relations.
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| Genre/Form |
Online resources.
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| Added Author |
Combat Studies Institute (U.S.). Press, issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bris-Bois, Charles P., III. United States' grand strategy through the lens of Lebanon (DLC) 2013021562 (OCoLC)846846962 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0359-C-13 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
D 110.18:L 49 |
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