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Bezig met laden... For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States of Americadoor Allan R. Millett, Peter Maslowski
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This book is for those who really crave American Military History. There is not a lot of detail about individual battles or wars but the policy before during and after military engagements from prior to the Revolutionary War up to the first Iraq war in 1991. It gives the reasons of how and why our military became the power it is today. This book goes behind the scenes of all the decision makers and the mood of the country during each period. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Called "the preeminent survey of American military history" by Russell F. Weigley, America's foremost military historian, For the Common Defense is an essential contribution to the field of military history. This carefully researched third edition provides the most complete and current history of United States defense policy and military institutions and the conduct of America's wars. Without diminishing the value of its earlier editions, authors Allan R. Millett, Peter Maslowski, and William B. Feis provide a fresh perspective on the continuing issues that characterize national security policy. For the Common Defense examines the nation's pluralistic military institutions in both peace and war, the tangled civil-military relations that created the country's commitment to civilian control of the military, the armed forces' increasing nationalization and professionalization, and America's growing reliance on sophisticated technologies spawned by the Industrial Revolution and the Computer and Information Ages. This edition is also a timely reminder that vigilance is indeed the price of liberty but that vigilance has always been-and continues to be-a costly, complex, and contentious undertaking in a world that continually tests America's willingness and ability to provide for the common defense. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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