Bibliograph

Culture in conflict, irregular warfare, culture policy, and the Marine Corps, Paula Holmes-Eber

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Culture in conflict, irregular warfare, culture policy, and the Marine Corps, Paula Holmes-Eber

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Culture in conflict

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Paula Holmes-Eber

Sub title

irregular warfare, culture policy, and the Marine Corps

Summary

In response to the irregular warfare challenges facing the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2005, General James Mattis-then commander of Marine Corps Combat Development Command-established a new Marine Corps cultural initiative. The goal was simple: teach Marines to interact successfully with the local population in areas of conflict. The implications, however, were anything but simple: transform an elite military culture founded on the principles of "locate, close with, and destroy the enemy" into a "culturally savvy" Marine Corps. Culture in Conflict: Irregular Warfare, Culture Policy, and the Marine Corps examines the conflicted trajectory of the Marine Corps' efforts to institute a radical culture policy into a military organization that is structured and trained to fight conventional wars. More importantly, however, it is a compelling book about America's shifting military identity in a new world of unconventional warfare

Target audience

adult

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