"There was an explosion of doctrinal material after World War II, including an Official Field Manual, FM 100-5, which appeared in 1993. The author of the present work examines four successful operations other than war (OOTWs) and four failed ones and concludes that there is a positive correlation between adherence to the principles and the operation's outcome." -- Provided by the publisher.

The Greek Civil War: a pretty good balance -- Lebanon: following the principles, but by chance or design? -- The Dominican Republic: security allows restraint -- Vietnam Pacification: the primacy of objective -- Nicaragua and Honduras: restraint enables perseverance -- Beirut: unity of effort between diplomacy and force -- Somalia: weak objective leads to weak perseverance -- Haiti: restraint needs either security or legitimacy -- Conclusion: the usefulness of the principles.