The selected works of George R. Lindsey : operational research, strategic studies, and Canadian defence in the Cold War /

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"Dr. George Lindsey (1920-2011), a leading Canadian defence scientist, gained widespread recognition in the western alliance during a government career that spanned nearly the whole of the Cold War. Trained as a scientist in nuclear physics, he became an operational researcher during the Second...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lindsey, George, 1920-2011 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Wiseman, Matthew S., 1986- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2019.
Colección:Canadian experience of war.
Temas:
1900-1999
Military research > Canada > History > 20th century.
Operations research > Canada > History > 20th century.
National security > Canada > History > 20th century.
Cold War.
Recherche militaire > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Recherche opérationnelle > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre froide.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Canada.
Military readiness
Military research
National security
Operations research
Strategic aspects of individual places
Canada > Defenses > History > 20th century.
Canada > Strategic aspects > History > 20th century.
Canada
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Original Diagrams; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A Note on Sources and the Text; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Section One: Operational Research; 1967 Eighteen Years of Military Operational Research in Canada; 1974 Operational Research for NATO's Navies; 1979 The Contribution of Operational Research at National Defence; 1983 Early Days of Operational Research in Canada and the Founding of the Canadian Operational Research Society; 1995 Some Personal Recollections of Army Operational Research on Radar in World War II
  • Section Two: Strategic Studies1980 The Linkages of New Technology to Strategic and Theatre Deterrence and Warfighting; 1980 The SALT Treaty from a Canadian Point of View; 1983 Systems Analysis and Global Strategy; 1986 The Strategic Significance of Changes in the Offence/Defence Balance; 1993 Taxonomy and Measurement in Arms Control; Section Three: Canadian Defence; 1971 Canadian Security, Sovereignty, and National Development: Possible Contributions by the Armed Forces and the Defence Research Board; 1972 Canadian Maritime Strategy in the Seventies
  • 1980 Operational Research and Analysis: Flexible Response to the Needs of Canadian Defence through the Post-war Years1980 The Realities of Strategic Deterrence and Their Implications for Canada; 1983 A Canadian Perspective on Canada-US Defence Relations; Additional Documents; 1971 Managing the Expos to the World's Championship; 2009 Operational Research: Remarks by George R. Lindsey; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography of Works by George R. Lindsey; Photo Credits; Index; Photographs follow page 56

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