Military Interventions in Sierra Leone: Lessons from a Failed State

Woods, Larry J. And Colonel TImothy R. Reese

ISBN 10: 098012364X / ISBN 13: 9780980123647

Published by Combat Studies Institute Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Military Interventions in Sierra Leone: Lessons from a Failed State
• Publisher: Combat Studies Institute Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 098012364X
• ISBN 13: 9780980123647
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This study by Larry J. Woods and Colonel Timothy R. Reese analyzes the massive turmoil afflicting the nation of Sierra Leone, 1995-2002, and the efforts by a variety of outside forces to bring lasting stability to that small country. The taxonomy of intervention ranged from private mercenary armies, through the Economic Community of West African States, to the United Nations and the United Kingdom. In every case, those who intervened encountered a common set of difficulties that had to be overcome. Unsurprisingly, they also discovered challenges unique to their own organizations and political circumstances. This cogent analysis of recent interventions in Sierra Leone represents a cautionary tale that political leaders and military planners contemplating intervention in Africa ignore at their peril. (Originally published by the Combat Studies Institute)