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1 online resource (239 pages). |
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text file |
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Essays for the third century : America and a changing world
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Essays for the third century.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; PART I. INTRODUCTION; 1. Catalysts of Inquiry; 2. Theory, Technology, and Policy; PART II. HISTORY; 3. Adjusting to the Bomb; 4. The Golden Age; 5. Limited War and Strategic Stability; 6. Arms Control and Central War; 7. From Theory to Practice; 8. The ""New Strategy""; 9. Term of Trial; 10. Unfinished Business; PART III. APPRAISAL; 11. Strategy and Action; 12. To Advance Knowledge, To Improve Policy; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y. |
| Summary |
Strategic studies as a field of civilian scholarship has developed along distinctive lines in the United States since World War II. The rapid proliferation and increasing sophistication of weapons technology have required constant revision of strategic theory, while the shifting political climate, both internationally and in the United States, has had an equally powerful impact. One of the field's leading theorists now examines the history and development of American strategic studies, the varied roles assumed by civilian strategists, and their relationship with those charged with developing an. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Strategy.
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Strategy. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
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United States. |
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International relations. |
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1945-1989 |
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United States -- Military policy.
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Military policy. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gray, Colin S. Strategic Studies and Public Policy : The American Experience. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813152721 |
| ISBN |
9780813163185 (electronic book) |
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0813163188 (electronic book) |
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0813152720 |
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9780813152721 |
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