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Strategy in the Missile Age /

Strategy in the Missile Age first reviews the development of modern military strategy to World War II, giving the reader a reference point for the radical rethinking that follows, as Dr. Brodie considers the problems of the Strategic Air Command, of civil defense, of limited war, of counterforce or...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brodie, Bernard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1895
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface for Paperback Edition
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Part I. Origins of Air Strategy
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Prologue to Air Strategy
  • 3. The Heritage of Douhet
  • 4. Strategic Bombing in World War II
  • Part II. New Problems and New Approaches
  • 5. The Advent of Nuclear Weapons
  • 6. Is There a Defense ?
  • 7. The Wish for Total Solutions: Preventive War, Pre-Emptive Attack, and Massive Retaliation
  • 8. The Anatomy of Deterrence
  • 9. Limited War
  • 10. Strategy Wears a Dollar Sign
  • 11. Recapitulation and Conclusions
  • Index