{"product_id":"choosing-your-battles-american-civil-military-relations-and-the-use-of-force-9780691124278","title":"Choosing Your Battles: American Civil-Military Relations and the Use of Force","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerica's debate over whether and how to invade Iraq clustered into civilian versus military camps. Top military officials appeared reluctant to use force, the most hawkish voices in government were civilians who had not served in uniform, and everyone was worried that the American public would not tolerate casualties in war. This book shows that this civilian-military argument--which has characterized earlier debates over Bosnia, Somalia, and Kosovo--is typical, not exceptional. Indeed, the underlying pattern has shaped U.S. foreign policy at least since 1816. The new afterword by Peter Feaver and Christopher Gelpi traces these themes through the first two years of the current Iraq war, showing how civil-military debates and concerns about sensitivity to casualties continue to shape American foreign policy in profound ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter D. Feaver,Christopher Gelpi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691124278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter D. Feaver\u003c\/b\u003e is Alexander F. Hehmeyer Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eArmed Servants\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGuarding the Guardians\u003c\/i\u003e as well as coeditor of \u003ci\u003eSoldiers and Civilians\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eChristopher Gelpi\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Legitimacy\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44319507742835,"sku":"9780691124278","price":84.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_43684a5d-560a-4522-983d-79037ab9606f.jpg?v=1771420415","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/choosing-your-battles-american-civil-military-relations-and-the-use-of-force-9780691124278","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}