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The advent of the all-volunteer force and the evolving nature of modern warfare have transformed our military, changing it in serious if subtle ways that few Americans are aware of. Edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David M. Kennedy, this stimulating volume brings together insights from a r...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The advent of the all-volunteer force and the evolving nature of modern warfare have transformed our military, changing it in serious if subtle ways that few Americans are aware of. Edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David M. Kennedy, this stimulating volume brings together insights from a remarkable group of scholars, who shed important new light on the changes effecting today's armed forces. Beginning with a Foreword by former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry, the contributors take an historical approach as they explore the ever-changing strategic, political, and fiscal contexts. |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 332 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780190230906 : 0190230908 : |
| Index Number: | UA23 |
| CLC: | E712.0 |
| Call Number: | E712.0/M689 |
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The counterrevolution in strategic affairs / The U.S. Armed Forces' view of war / Weapons: the growth and spread of the precision-strike regime / American military culture from colony to empire / Manning and financing the twenty-first century all-volunteer force / Military contractors and the American way of war / Filming war / The future of conscription: some comparative reflections / Whose army? / Assessing the all-volunteer force / Military justice / Women in the U.S. military : the evolution of gender norms and military requirements / Casualties / |