TY - BOOK AU - ten Cate, Arthur AU - Brocades-Zaalberg, Thijs AB - A Gentle Occupation analyses Dutch military operations in the aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion in Iraq. It raises the question why, in contrast to most allied troops elsewhere in Iraq, Dutch forces in Al Muthanna province met with little resistance and left Iraq self-confident of their ability to deal with this type of stabilisation operations DO - doi.org/10.24415/9789087282226 ID - OAPEN ID: 642691 ID - OAPEN ID: OCN: 905855879 ID - OAPEN ID: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/45621 KW - History KW - Civil-military co-operation KW - Iraq KW - Lieutenant colonel KW - Muthanna Governorate KW - Netherlands KW - Samawah L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/45621/3/642691.pdf L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30811/3/642691.pdf L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30811/3/642691.pdf LA - English LK - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32045 PB - Leiden University Press PP - Leiden PY - 2014-12-01 SN - 9789087282912 TI - A Gentle Occupation : Dutch Military Operations in Iraq, 2003-2005 ER -