France's war in Mali : lessons for an expeditionary army /
In 2013, just as U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Raymond Odierno was articulating a particular vision for expeditionary operations, the French Army was fielding a force in Mali that in many ways provided a real-world example of the kind of operations Odierno envisioned. France fielded a relatively...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
RAND Corporation,
[2014]
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| Series: | Research report (Rand Corporation) ;
RR770. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In 2013, just as U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Raymond Odierno was articulating a particular vision for expeditionary operations, the French Army was fielding a force in Mali that in many ways provided a real-world example of the kind of operations Odierno envisioned. France fielded a relatively small force put together using small, scalable combined arms taskorganized units as basic building blocks and conducted a campaign that emphasized speed and maneuver over force protection. The French force, moreover, is for all intents and purposes regionally aligned, and it demonstrated the benefits that could accrue through its apparently effective operations among and with local and regional actors. The French also have a force structure well suited to expeditionary operations in austere environments, as well as an expeditionary institutional culture. |
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| Item Description: | "Prepared for the United States Army." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 51 pages) : color illustrations, color maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-51). |
| ISBN: | 9780833089502 0833089501 |