The Role of the Military in Ending Limited Wars

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to determine if the role of the military can be improved in ending limited wars. In examining this problem it was determined that wars drag on due to a number of factors related to: (1) frequent failures of policy makers in exercising their planning responsibilities; (2) deleterious effects of politics, the public, and diplomacy on war termination; and (3) difficulties in fighting limited wars. These problems are discussed based on data from related studies, memoir literature written by individuals occupying key governmental positions, and other miscellaneous documents providing historical or general background information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1973
Accession Number
AD0760927

Entities

People

  • Eldon D. Carr

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diplomacy
  • Employment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • Political Science
  • Public Opinion
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vietnam War
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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