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Military decision-making processes : case studies involving the preparation, commitment, application and withdrawal of force /

" The book traces traditional and emerging theories of decision-making by first explaining the components of each model and then analyzing its practical application through three case studies. "--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dougherty, Kevin
Published: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
Publisher Address: Jefferson, North Carolina :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
National security > United States > Decision making > Case studies
Strategy > Case studies
Entscheidungsfindung
Kriegführung
International relations > Decision making
Military policy > Decision making
National security > Decision making
Strategy
United States > Military policy > Decision making > Case studies
United States > Foreign relations > Decision making > Case studies
United States > History, Military
USA
United States
Fallstudiensammlung
Case studies
Military history
Summary: " The book traces traditional and emerging theories of decision-making by first explaining the components of each model and then analyzing its practical application through three case studies. "--
Carrier Form: viii, 163 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-160) and index.
ISBN: 9780786477982 (softcover) :
0786477989 (softcover)
Index Number: UA23
CLC: E712.0
Call Number: E712.0/D732-1
Contents: Rational actor model -- Example 1:Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan, 1945 -- Example 2: Reagan's decision to bomb Libya, 1986 -- Example 3: Bush's decision to halt operation Desert Storm, 1991 -- Utility of the rational actor model -- Prospect theory -- Example 1: Washington's decision to attack Trenton, 1776 -- Example 2: Meade's decision not to pursue Lee after gettysburg, 1863 -- Example 3: Clinton's decision to withdraw from Somalia, 1993 -- Utility of the prospect theory -- Poliheuristic theory -- Example 1:Eisenhower's decision not to intervene in Hungary, 1956 ...

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