How Long to Read Force without War

How Long Does it Take to Read Force without War?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 10 minutes to read Force without War by Barry Blechman

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The United States has used military force short of war as an instrument of diplomacy on many occasions and in many areas of the world in the years since the Second World War. This book describes and analyzes the circumstances accompanying 215 shows of force and examines how effective these actions were in helping to attain U.S. foreign policy objectives. Which type of force (air, ground, naval) was most often used? What did the forces do and how effective were they? Of what significance was Soviet involvement when U.S. military power was called upon to influence events? Was the threat presented by the alerting or deployment of strategic nuclear forces or by very large conventional forces especially telling? How clear is it that a desired effect was in fact caused by the demonstration of force? Barry Blechman and Stephen Kaplan explore these and other questions, examining also such elements as a President's domestic popularity and personal diplomacy preceding or during crises that led to U.S. military demonstrations. Complementing their analysis are five sets of case studies describing ten instances of the use of American military power to influence events in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. The case studies—by David K. Hall, William B. Quandt, Jerome N. Slater, Robert M. Slusser, and Philip Windsor—focus on the reasons for U.S. action and the methods adopted, on the behavior of other parties, and on the relation between the use of force and the resolution of the crisis. The book's main conclusion is that the demonstrative use of U.S. armed forces has often stabilized a deteriorating situation enough to avoid further deterioration, relieved domestic and international pressure for more drastic and possibly self-defeating action, and gained time for diplomacy to achieve a more lasting remedy.

How long is Force without War?

Force without War by Barry Blechman is 603 pages long, and a total of 152,559 words.

This makes it 204% the length of the average book. It also has 186% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Force without War Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 53 minutes to read Force without War aloud.

What Reading Level is Force without War?

Force without War is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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