Screen LibraryDefense 101 : understanding the military of today and tomorrow /
"Defense 101 is a primer about the US armed forces of today and tomorrow, including their people, technology, and budgets. It is also a methodological textbook on how to understand and predict outcomes in combat and other major military operations"--
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Cornell University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Ithaca, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Defense 101 is a primer about the US armed forces of today and tomorrow, including their people, technology, and budgets. It is also a methodological textbook on how to understand and predict outcomes in combat and other major military operations"-- |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 250 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781501754487 1501754483 9781501754470 1501754475 |
| Index Number: | UA23 |
| CLC: | E712.1 |
| Call Number: | E712.1/O364 |
| Contents: | Introduction : A Primer on the US Military Machine -- Defense Budgeting and Resource Allocation -- Gaming and Modeling Combat -- Technological Change and Military Innovation -- Space, Missile Defense, and Nuclear Weapons : Three Case Studies in the Science of War. |