Casualty Issue in American Military Practice The Impact of World War I

Name: Casualty Issue in American Military Practice The Impact of World War I
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ISBN: 9780275977603

ISBN-10: 0275977609

ISBN-13: 9780275977603

Edition: 2003

Authors: Evan A. Huelfer

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Huelfer examines the "casualty issue" in American military thought and practice during the years between the World Wars. He argues that Americans exhibited a distinct aversion to combat casualties duirng the Interwar Period, a phenomenon that visibly influenced the military establishment and helped shape strategic planning, force modernization, and rearmament for World War II. In a broad topical approach, Huelfer's main theme--casualty aversion--is woven into discussions about military strategy and policies, doctrinal and technological development, the military education system, and how the American officer corps emerged from World War I and prepared for World War II. As Huelfer makes…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 10/30/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


Abbreviations



The Experience of the Great War



The Dark Shadow of the Great War



Drawing Immediate Lessons from Combat



Revamping the Military Education System



The Application of American Power



Strategic Planning in the Interwar Period



Preparing for War, 1939-1941


Conclusion


Select Bibliography


Index