Screen LibraryThe Cold War U.S. Army：building deterrence for limited war
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University Press of Kansas,
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| Publisher Address: | Lawrence, Kan. |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Modern war studies |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 366 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780700615780 (cloth : alk. paper) 0700615784 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | E712 |
| CLC: | E712.9 |
| Call Number: | E712.9/T777 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-352) and index. The U.S. Army in national and alliance strategy -- Atomic weapons and limited war -- The Pentomic army in Germany -- The ROAD army and flexible response -- The ROAD army in Germany and Vietnam -- The Cold War army. "The Cold War marked a new era for America's military, one dominated by nuclear weapons and airpower that seemed to diminish the need for conventional forces. Ingo Trauschweizer chronicles the U.S. Army's struggles with its identity, structure, and miss |