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Review
Drawing upon the extensive secondary literature and scores of interviews with academic, government, and military experts in the US, Israel, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Latin America, political scientist Ernest Evans offers an overview of the au courant subject of low-level conflict.... The volume is readable and has value as a general introduction to a complex topic for the novice student.... Contains a useful ... bibliography. For undergraduate libraries.Choice
About the Author
ERNEST H. EVANS is Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennesee.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I. The Problem of Low-Level Conflict
Introduction
Definition of the Problem
U.S. National Security and Low-Level Conflict
U.S. Adversaries and Low-Level Conflict
Part II. Creating an Effective U.S. Capability for Low-Level Conflict
Attitudes of the U.S. Military Toward Low-Intensity Warfare
A Proposed Force Structure for Low-Level Conflict
Conclusion
Appendix: Laws Governing the Use of U.S. Military Forces Domestically
Bibliography
Index