The Science of War : Defense Budgeting, Military Technology, Logistics, and Combat Outcomes /

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The U.S. military is one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world. How it spends its money, chooses tactics, and allocates its resources have enormous implications for national defense and the economy. The Science of War is the only comprehensive textbook on how to analyze and unde...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: O'Hanlon, Michael E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washington, DC] : in association with the Brookings Institution, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Military readiness > Decision making.
Military planning.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Planification militaire > États-Unis.
Military planning > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Defense nationale > Prise de decision.
United States > Defenses > Decision making.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The U.S. military is one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world. How it spends its money, chooses tactics, and allocates its resources have enormous implications for national defense and the economy. The Science of War is the only comprehensive textbook on how to analyze and understand these and other essential problems in modern defense policy. Michael O'Hanlon provides undergraduate and graduate students with an accessible yet rigorous introduction to the subject. Drawing on a broad range of sources and his own considerable expertise as a defense analyst and teacher, he d.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (280 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400830930

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