Scales on war : the future of America's military at risk /
"Scales on War is a collection of ideas, concepts, and observations about contemporary war taken from over thirty years of research, writing, and personal experience by retired Maj. Gen. Bob Scales. Each chapter addresses a distinct topic facing the upcoming prospects of America's military...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Annapolis, Maryland :
Naval Institute Press,
[2016]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Two Unnecessary Heroes
- 2. The Cinderella Service
- 3. The American Era of War
- 4. Adaptive Enemies
- 5. Forecasting War
- 6. The New Age of Infantry
- 7. Small-Unit Dominance
- 8. War in Two Epochs: McChrystal and Patton
- 9. Feeding the Narrative
- 10. The Human Dimension
- 11. Intent and Intuition
- 12. Touch
- 13. Ripley's Ghost
- 14. The Unblinking Eye
- 15. Mother Ships and Battleship Bureaucrats
- 16. Firepower
- 17. Air Support to Soldiers and Marines
- 18. Win Forever ... in Combat
- 19. Strategic Genius
- 20. The Draft
- 21. Earning the Right
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author.