Defense 101 : understanding the military of today and tomorrow /

O'Hanlon, Michael E.,

Defense 101 : understanding the military of today and tomorrow / Defense One hundred One Michael E. O'Hanlon. - First Published. - Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 2021. - ix, 250 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : A Primer on the US Military Machine -- Defense Budgeting and Resource Allocation -- Gaming and Modeling Combat -- Technological Change and Military Innovation -- Space, Missile Defense, and Nuclear Weapons : Three Case Studies in the Science of War.

"Defense 101 is a primer about the US armed forces of today and tomorrow, including their people, technology, and budgets. It is also a methodological textbook on how to understand and predict outcomes in combat and other major military operations"--

9781501754487

2020042666


United States--Defenses.
United States--Armed Forces.
United States--Military policy.

UA23 / .O327 2021

355.00973


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