Military operations and M Guide - Resources and Review

Disseminates lessons learned from analysis of recent Canadian and Allied military operations and training experiences. Information is offered in English and French.
 
Contains basic facts sheets about landmines, country overview, casualty data, clearance standards, and details of landmine treaties, conventions, and documents.
 
Set of documents exploring how US diplomats and the military differ on the use of forceful interventions in the post
Vietnam era. Features biographies and interviews with US ambassador Richard Holbrooke and Admiral Leighton Smith, who commanded NATO forces in Bosnia. Also includes information on uses of military force, nation building in Bosnia, lessons learned from Vietnam, and a chronology of US military interventions in the last 30 years.
 
Information and special features on defence issues, a free news subscription service and information on defence publications.
 
Lists of recent publications on peacekeeping and multilateral military operations. Published bi
weekly. US emphasis, though international in scope.
 
Provides information on conflict diamonds, described as gems which originate from areas opposed to legitimate governments, and subsequently used to fund military operations against them. Describes steps being taken to halt such trade, and examines UN activity on conflict diamonds in Sierra Leone and Angola.
 
News service from the Canadian armed forces, featuring articles relating to military and international affairs from a range of the world's press.
 
Major command whose mission is to provide responsive forward presence and decisive air and space power for the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. News items, publications and links to operating bases, USAFE headquarters, directorates, units and contingency sites are available.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to military science.
 
Includes news, fact sheets and photographs of weapons systems, biographies of leaders, Air Force publications, and information on current operations around the world.
 
Features background information, articles, and reference information on on
going military procedures. Also offers coverage of historical operations including Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and NATO involvement in Bosnia and Kosovo.
 
Information about US military operations in Bosnia. Contains maps and charts, fact sheets, news releases, photos, and biographies of key personnel.
 
Collection of essays, which explore the concept of applying themes from manoeuvre conflict to business strategy. Concentrates on the writing of John R Boyd whose theory of OODA loop speed is applied to the isolation of the opposition, shaping and being successful in the marketplace, and instigating mutual trust between customers and businesses. Featured authors include Jonathan Shay, Dr Linda P Beckerman and Franklin C Spinney.
 
A centre providing operational training for Canadian Forces and other personnel prior to deployment on peace support operations. Details of tasks, training and courses are given, together with relevant publications and training news on topics such as cultural awareness.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to military medicine.
 
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