The commander's dilemma : violence and restraint in wartime /
Amelia Hoover Green.
- Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 2011.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : repertoires and restraint -- The commander's dilemma -- Setting the context : the history of El Salvador's civil war -- Comparing state and FMLN institutions and ideologies -- FMLN institutions and ideologies in depth -- Repertoires of violence in the Salvadoran civil war, 1980-1992 -- The commander's dilemma beyond El Salvador.
"To win wars, commanders have to create violence, but they also have to control it--and restraint comes from political education, not strategic thinking or harsh discipline"--
9781501726484
2018025452
Political violence--Psychological aspects. Command of troops--Psychological aspects. Civilians in war--Violence against. Control (Psychology) Political violence--History--El Salvador--20th century. Political socialization--History--El Salvador--20th century. Civilians in war--Violence against--El Salvador.