A Gentle Occupation : Dutch Military Operations in Iraq, 2003-2005 /

This book analyses the way Dutch forces conducted military stabilization operations in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion in Iraq. It looks at why, in contrast to most allied troops elsewhere in Iraq, Dutch forces in Al Muthanna province met with little resistance and left Iraq self-confide...

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Autori principali: Cate, Arthur ten (Autore), Brocades Zaalberg, Thijs (Autore)
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: [Leiden, Netherlands] : Leiden University Press, 2014.
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Sommario:
  • Front
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 Towards Iraq
  • 2 â€? A sandpit under Dutch controlâ€?
  • 3 Governing in the midst of chaos
  • 4 Creating a secure environment
  • 5 Caught between a power struggle and an uprising
  • 6 Reconstruction
  • 7 Dutch approach?
  • Acknowledgements
  • Select bibliography
  • Abbreviations and acronyms
  • Notes
  • Index