France's War in Mali Lessons for an Expeditionary Army

• Yazar: Shurkin, Michael (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: RAND Corporation 2014
• Konular: African history; European history; Military history; Defence strategy, planning & research; Military engineering; History; Technology
• Online Erişim: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report discusses the 2013 French Army operations in Mali (Operation Serval) to provide a model for an expeditionary force that has attributes and competencies the United States Army seeks. The French demonstrated that they are adept at fielding small yet capable forces tailored for specific obj...