The Vietnam Syndrome and the Conflict in Former Yugoslavia.

Abstract

This thesis investigates to what extent the U.S. experience in the Vietnam War and the lessons learned from it, a phenomenon known as the 'Vietnam Syndrome,' influenced the decision by the United States not to intervene during the early stages of the Balkan conflict. The study will argue that the Vietnam War was used as a historical analogy for the current situation in former Yugoslavia. I further argue that this method was an improperly used historical parallel and should not have been applied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA324968

Entities

People

  • Mislav Burdelez

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Relations
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Second World War
  • United States Military Academy
  • Vietnam War
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.