Discusses the only military operation on a grand scale that has taken place in the southern section of the Andes. It is the only known case of a crossing of the Andes Mountains by an army at war. General Jose de San Martin believed that it was...
This monograph posits that military operations in high mountains or intense cold require forces with specialized organization, training and equipment. The author compares characteristics of military operations in mountains and cold weather, and...
The United Provinces of the Rio Plata (present-day Argentina), along with other Spanish colonies in South American were engaged in a war for independence. The Spaniards had put down revolutionary movements from Mexico down to Peru and Chile had...
This study analyzes the counterinsurgency efforts of the Peruvian government to defeat the Maoist Shining Path movement. An examination of the government response within the context of the Peruvian environment reveals the government's failure to...
This study analyzes the Peruvian Maoist Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) movement to discover an explanation for its survival and growth in power. The nature of the insurgency, to include the movement's goals, forms of warfare, ideology, strategy,...
Airpower is an asymmetric means for the application of government counterinsurgent force against enemies of the state. The high cost of investment in aircraft and the high technology training of maintainers and aircrew make a viable air force a...
This monograph examines the US military involvement in the "drug war" since l989, as well as some of the issues that the military officer may have to deal with while conducting counterdrug operations in Peru. In 1989, the Secretary of Defense...
Reagindo à democracia boliviana: evitando os erros da antiga política norte-americana em Cuba. Waltraud Queiser Morales, Ph.D.; Por mais de 50 anos, a política do governo dos Estados Unidos tem sido a de promover a democracia na América Latina....
The preponderance of literature and scholarly debate on counterinsurgency (COIN) focuses on the strategic or operational approach: leader-focused; large group-focused; special operations; conventional operations; enemy centric; and the latest,...
The most important aspects of the Chilean geography are shown as they influence logistics. Physical features, economic situation, transportation, political structure, and sociology are all discussed.
Makes a regional study of Argentina and its border nations, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile, in order to determine their power potential as related to their ability to wage or influence war, or as related to their future probably course of...
This study explores the experiences of the Army's only World War II era divisional unit designed specifically for employment in mountainous terrain, the 10th Mountain Division. It examines the reasons for its activation, its organization, training,...
Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Nonetheless, it has great geopolitical importance in South America due to its geographical position at the center of the continent and its potential impact on the stability of the entire...
Tecnologia de Emprego Dual: Apoio Logístico e Assistência Humanitária em Caso de Desastres Naturais e Atividades de Busca
e Resgat. General de Divisão Racine Bezerra Lima Filho, Exército Brasileiro; Investir em desenvolvimento de...