FITZSIMMONS Scott

When few stood against many: explaining Executive Outcomes' victory in the Sierra Leonean civil war / Scott Fitzsimmons. - 2013

Describes some essential elements of the normative theory of military performance and then applies these to explain the success of a small group of mercenaries against the very much larger and more heavily armed Revolutionary United Front (RUF) insurgents in Sierra Leone. Relevant norms include creative thinking, personal initiative, decentralised decision making, technical proficiency, and group loyalty.


SIERRA LEONE--CIVIL WAR
EXECUTIVE OUTCOMES
MERCENARY FORCES