Why Paramilitary Operations Fail
Armin Krishnan
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Why Paramilitary Operations Fail
Published
Jan 26, 2019
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages
271
ISBN-13
9783030100858
ISBN-10
3030100855
Description
"This book analyzes U.S. pro-insurgency paramilitary operations (PMOs) or U.S. proxy warfare from the beginning of the Cold War to the present and explains why many of these operations either failed entirely to achieve their objective, or why they produced negative consequences that greatly diminished their benefits. The chapters cover important aspects of what PMOs are, the history of U.S. PMOs, how they function, the dilemmas of secrecy and accountability, the issues of control, criminal conduct, and disposal of proxies, as well as newer developments that may change PMOs in the future. The author argues that the general approach of conducting PMOs as covert operations is inherently flawed since it tends to undermine many possibilities for control over proxies in a situation where the interests of sponsors and proxies necessarily diverge on key issues."--
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This edition of Why Paramilitary Operations Fail has approximately 271 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, Why Paramilitary Operations Fail typically takes between 5h 39m and 3h 46m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 67,750 words and common reading speeds.
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The estimated word count for Why Paramilitary Operations Fail is approximately 67,750 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Why Paramilitary Operations Fail?
Why Paramilitary Operations Fail was written by Armin Krishnan.
When was Why Paramilitary Operations Fail published?
The publication date for this specific edition is Jan 26, 2019. The original work may have been published on a different date.