Masks of War American Military Styles in Strategy and Analysis - A RAND Corporation Research Study

Name: Masks of War American Military Styles in Strategy and Analysis - A RAND Corporation Research Study
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ISBN: 9780801837760

ISBN-10: 0801837766

ISBN-13: 9780801837760

Edition: 1989

Authors: Carl Builder

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Why was the Navy ready to clear the skies over the Persian Gulf, yet surprised by the mines laid under it? Why is it that the Army is always prepared for war in Europe, but was caught off guard in Korea and Vietnam? And why is the Air Force indifferent to "Star Wars"?

Book details

List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 2/1/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.94" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792



Foreword


Preface



Personalities



The Masks of War



Five Faces of the Service Personalities



The Service Identities and Behavior



Strategy



What Is Strategy?



Service Strategies



The Air Strategy



The Navy and Strategy



The Army and Strategy



Analysis



What Is Analysis?



Service Styles toward Analysis



Images of Conflict



Implications



The Service Concepts of War



Military Commitments to Combat



Implications for Military Planning



Implications for Regional Security



Prospects



The Army's Identity Crisis



Implications for the Future


Notes


Bibliography


Index