Into the Eye of the Commander: Military Advisory During Conflict

Abstract

Since the Second World War, the United States has struggled in the development of indigenous militaries during the course of and following wars in foreign lands. Despite numerous language, cultural, funding, and organizational challenges, US Forces have historically prepared foreign national forces with aplomb, but have also fallen short in several areas. The US experience in three conflicts-the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom-underscores many of these successes and shortcomings. While US Commanders have sometimes included this effort in their operational approach, it is vital to securing a successful conflict termination.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 16, 2011
Accession Number
ADA547254

Entities

People

  • Douglas A. Boltuc

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • Korean War
  • Language
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies