02827cam a2200433 a 4500 17130960 OSt 20260630114653.0 120123s2013 enk b 001 0 eng 2012002645 9781107026919 hardback 17130960 DLC DLC DLC pcc f-ao--- f-cg--- U104 .F47 2013 355.3/54 23 POL011000 bisacsh Fitzsimmons, Scott, 1980- Mercenaries in asymmetric conflicts / Scott Fitzsimmons. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. ix, 332 p. 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "In Mercenaries in Asymmetric Conflicts, Scott Fitzsimmons argues that small mercenary groups must maintain a superior military culture to successfully engage and defeat more numerous and better-equipped opponents. By developing and applying competing constructivist and neorealist theories of military performance to four asymmetric wars in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, he demonstrates how mercenary groups that strongly emphasize behavioral norms encouraging their personnel to think creatively, make decisions on their own, take personal initiative, communicate accurate information within the group, enhance their technical proficiency, and develop a sense of loyalty to their fellow fighters will exhibit vastly superior tactical capabilities than other mercenary groups. Fitzsimmons also demonstrates that although the victorious mercenary groups occasionally had access to weapon systems unavailable to their opponents, the balance of material capabilities fielded by the opposing military forces had far less influence on the outcome of these asymmetric conflicts than the culturally determined tactical behavior exhibited by their personnel"-- Provided by publisher. Mercenary troops Case studies. Mercenary troops Angola History 20th century. Mercenary troops Congo (Democratic Republic) History 20th century. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. bisacsh Angola History, Military 20th century. Congo (Democratic Republic) History, Military 20th century. Case studies. lcgft https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2017026140 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 23871 23870 0 0 lcc 0 0 KMA KMA 2026-06-30 16433/14 0 U104 .F47 2013 KMA001407 2026-06-30 2026-06-30 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 KMA KMA 2026-06-30 16434/14 0 U104 .F47 2013 KMA001410 2026-06-30 2026-06-30 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 KMA KMA 2026-06-30 16432/14 0 U104 .F47 2013 KMA001411 2026-06-30 2026-06-30 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 KMA KMA 2026-06-30 16431/14 0 U104 .F47 2013 KMA001409 2026-06-30 2026-06-30 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 KMA KMA 2026-06-30 D/149/14 0 U104 .F47 2013 KMA001408 2026-06-30 2026-06-30 BK