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Blair's successful war British military intervention in Sierra Leone

Andrew Dorman introduces Sierra Leone as Blair's second great military adventure after Kosovo and the first he undertook on his own. The book links Blair's move toward humanitarianism with the rise of cosmopolitan militaries and the increasing involvement of Western forces in humanitarian...

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Main Author: Dorman, Andrew M. 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Farnham, England Ashgate [2009]
Series:Military strategy and operational art
Subjects:
Blair, Tony > 1953- > Military leadership
Peacekeeping forces > Sierra Leone > History
Intervention (International law)
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone > Foreign relations > Great Britain
Sierra Leone > History > Civil War, 1991-2002
Great Britain > Military policy
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Table of Contents:
  • Blair and the use of military force
  • Background history : from the creation of Sierra Leone to the end of Civil War
  • Lomé Peace Agreement and UNAMSIL - the UN Peacekeeping Mission
  • Evacuation, May 2000
  • Saving UNAMSIL and confronting the RUF
  • Operation Barras - the hostage rescue
  • The defeat of the RUF
  • Impact of the operation

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