| Description |
1 online resource (314 pages) |
| Series |
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE
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| Contents |
Front -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Towards Iraq -- 2 � A sandpit under Dutch control� -- 3 Governing in the midst of chaos -- 4 Creating a secure environment -- 5 Caught between a power struggle and an uprising -- 6 Reconstruction -- 7 Dutch approach? -- Acknowledgements -- Select bibliography -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
This book analyses the way Dutch forces conducted military stabilization operations in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion in Iraq. It looks at why, in contrast to most allied troops elsewhere in Iraq, Dutch forces in Al Muthanna province met with little resistance and left Iraq self-confident of their ability to deal with this type of military operation. On the basis of extensive archival research and interviews, the authors examine the way the Dutch government consciously framed this mission as different from the American and British occupation and often in contrast to the actual situation on the ground. Furthermore, they unravel the widespread idea of a unique and more effective 'Dutch approach', by dealing with the Dutch case in detail and by subsequently examining it in the context of the Coalition Forces' experiences. In the end, they argue that despite effective tactical reflexes by battle group commanders, stability in Al Muthanna was first and foremost conditions-driven rather than the result of a unique approach by Dutch military forces |
| Analysis |
History |
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Civil-military co-operation |
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Iraq |
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Lieutenant colonel |
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Muthanna Governorate |
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Netherlands |
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Samawah |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 19, 2015) |
| In |
OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) OAPEN |
| Subject |
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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Military assistance, American -- Iraq
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History.
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Humanities.
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Military history.
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Military history : post WW2 conflicts.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Military assistance, American
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Irakkriget 2003-
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Militära operationer.
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Väpnade styrkor.
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Iraq
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brocades Zaalberg, Thijs, author
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| LC no. |
2015412244 |
| ISBN |
9789400602038 |
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9400602030 |
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9789087282912 |
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9087282915 |
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