Winning the War and Winning the Peace: Reconciling Occupation Law and the Small Wars Manual

Abstract

The Small Wars Manual, first published in 1940, documents hard lessons learned from the Marine Corps involvement in small-scale conflicts during the first half of the twentieth century. Comprising the combined experience of a generation of Marine Corps leaders, the Small Wars Manual derives those lessons from Marine expeditions to places such as the Philippines, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. While many of the principles contained in the Small Wars Manual chapter on military government remain relevant to current and future stability operations, the manual must be updated to ensure that planners and commanders meet the requirements of international law.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 22, 2017
Accession Number
AD1048108

Entities

People

  • Joseph A. Lore

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • International Law
  • Iraqi-War
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Governments
  • Military Operations
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Stability Operations
  • Treaties
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.