The modern American military
edited by David M. Kennedy.
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
| Medvirkende | Kennedy, David M. (Redaktør)
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| Utgitt | Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2013
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (353 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - 1. The counterrevolution in strategic affairs / Lawrence Freedman -- 2. The U.S. Armed Forces' view of war / Brian McAllister Linn -- 3. Weapons : the growth and spread of the precision-strike regime / Thomas G. Mahnken -- 4. American military culture from colony to empire / Robert L. Goldich -- 5. Manning and financing the twenty-first century all-volunteer force / David R. Segal and Lawrence J. Korb -- 6. Military contractors and the American way of war / Deborah Avant and Rene de Nevers -- 7. Filming war / Jay Winter -- 8. The future of conscription : some comparative reflections / James Sheehan -- 9. Whose army? / Andrew J. Bacevich -- 10. Assessing the all-volunteer force / Karl W. Eikenberry -- 11. Military justice / Charles J. Dunlap Jr -- 12. Women in the U.S. military : the evolution of gender norms and military requirements / Michelle Sandhoff and Mady Wechsler Segal -- 13. Casualties / Jonathan Shay.. - The advent of the all-volunteer force and the evolving nature of modern warfare have transformed our military, changing it in serious if subtle ways that few Americans are aware of. Edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David M. Kennedy, this stimulating volume brings together insights from a remarkable group of scholars, who shed important new light on the changes effecting today's armed forces. Beginning with a Foreword by former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry, the contributors take an historical approach as they explore the ever-changing strategic, political, and fiscal contexts
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| ISBN | 978-0-19-989594-6
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