Out of Bounds Transnational Sanctuary in Irregular Warfare

Name: Out of Bounds Transnational Sanctuary in Irregular Warfare
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ISBN: 9780160768460

ISBN-10: 0160768462

ISBN-13: 9780160768460

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Authors: Thomas A. Bruscino, Combat Studies Institute (U.S.) Staff

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Out of Bounds: Transnational Sanctuary in Irregular Warfareuses cases to examine the role played by sanctuaries as they relate to irregular warfare in two conflicts. In the first case study, the author discusses United Statesrsquo; efforts to defeat the advantages gained by the Viet Cong (and later the North Vietnamese Army) by the use of sanctuaries in Cambodia, and Laos during the Vietnam War. In doing so, the author points out the diplomatic, military, and economic challenges, which develop when trying to prevent the use of transnational sanctuaries by irregular forces.nbsp;In the second case study, the author examines the Soviet incursion into Afghanistan in the 1980s, but this time he…

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List price: $10.00
Publisher: United States Government Printing Office
Publication date: 10/16/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 111
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.40" tall
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgements


Introduction


Borders in the War


Sanctuaries and Modern History


American Traditions


Two Case Studies



Vietnam


Indications


The Dimensions of the Problem


First Options


Airpower


Pacification and Ground Incursions


Ending the War



Sovietndash;Afghan War


Shock


Background


The Resistances and Their Friends


The Borders


Early Fighting, Early Adjustments


Those Missiles


Soviet Wtihdrawal, Afghanistanrsquo;s Half Victory


Conclusion


Vietnam and Afghanistan Compared


Sanctuary Doctrine


The Contemporary Picture


What Can Be Done?


Bibliography


About the Author