Cross-Cultural Competence for a Twenty-First-Century Military: Culture, the Flipside of COIN

by Allison Greene-Sands and Robert Greene Sands

Book Overview

Warfare in the 21st century is far different than warfare throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Conventional warfare was about kinetic force and bending an adversary by might and strength. Skills valued were those related to mastery of weapons and placing ordnance on target. Courage and valor were defined by conflict, militaries were distinct from the population, and occupation was an enduring stage of war. Contemporary warfare, besides continuing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498556299
• ISBN13: 9781498556293
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"