Soldiers in Peacemaking - The Role of the Military at the End of War, 1800-present

What is the role of a soldier at the end of war, when either victory or defeat is inevitable? This book delves into that question, exploring how the military and soldiers on the ground have contributed to the transition to peace. With case studies from 1800 to the present day, Soldiers in Peace-making offers a historical overview of the part military men and women have played in the aftermath of war. From UN peacekeeping in Cambodia to military observers in former Yugoslavia, the post-Cold War US Army and more, the essays in this collection map the strategy, politics and practicalities involved in the transition from war to postwar. Analyzing the legitimacy of each ''peace'' and the military''s approach to them, the chapters explore how soldiers have engaged with politics and political leaders, interacted with civil populations, and called upon their own expertise to enable the peace-making process. In exploring the hybrid role of military men and women as diplomats, peacemakers, negotiators and fighters this book reveals the crucial part they have played as conflicts come to a close.>

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• Authors: Frederic Dessberg, Beatrice de Graaf, T Vaisset
• Assisted by: Frédéric Dessberg (Editor), Beatrice de Graaf (Editor), Graaf Beatrice de (Editor), Thomas Vaisset (Editor), Thomas Zeiler (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2025
• EAN: 9781350345041
• ISBN: 978-1-350-34504-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 16 mm
• Series: New Approaches to International History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, military history, International Relations, 21st Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Diplomacy, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050