France's War in Mali Lessons for an Expeditionary Army

• मुख्य लेखक: Shurkin, Michael (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: RAND Corporation 2014
• विषय: African history; European history; Military history; Defence strategy, planning & research; Military engineering; History; Technology
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: 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...