Strategic studies and public policy : the American experience /

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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, b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gray, Colin S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
Series:Essays for the third century.
Subjects:
1945-1989
Strategy.
Stratégie.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Arms Control.
Diplomatic relations.
Military policy.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989.
United States > Military policy.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1945-1989.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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