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Ground truth : the future of U.S. land power / Thomas Donnelly and Frederick W. Kagan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : AEI Press ; Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. : Distributed to the trade by National Book Network, c2008.Description: viii, 164 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780844742625
  • 0844742627
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • UA23 .D6226 2008
Contents:
The mission. How we got here. The military's missions. Priorities. Enemies. Threats: Iran, China. Challenges. Requirements -- What kind of war? The nature of conflict and attempts to predict the nature of future war. The posture of the U.S. military today. The need for a full-spectrum force. The internationalist chimera. The nature of the war on terror. The restoration of military capability -- Case studies : new battlefields. The invasion of Iraq : speed kills. Tal Afar : conventional forces in irregular war. Israel in Lebanon : serial surprise. Lost and won : the fight for Anbar. Building partners : the Abu Sayyaf campaign -- What kind of force? Force presence and the institutional base. Information gathering and processing. Firepower. Leader training. Partnership. Expansibility -- Costs : time, people, money. A ten-year commitment. Sizing the force. Structuring the force. Equipping the force. Paying for the force -- Conclusion
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Circulating Book Collection Circulating Book Collection Albright College Library Stacks General collection 355.033 D685g 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 31856002229639
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-155) and index.

The mission. How we got here. The military's missions. Priorities. Enemies. Threats: Iran, China. Challenges. Requirements -- What kind of war? The nature of conflict and attempts to predict the nature of future war. The posture of the U.S. military today. The need for a full-spectrum force. The internationalist chimera. The nature of the war on terror. The restoration of military capability -- Case studies : new battlefields. The invasion of Iraq : speed kills. Tal Afar : conventional forces in irregular war. Israel in Lebanon : serial surprise. Lost and won : the fight for Anbar. Building partners : the Abu Sayyaf campaign -- What kind of force? Force presence and the institutional base. Information gathering and processing. Firepower. Leader training. Partnership. Expansibility -- Costs : time, people, money. A ten-year commitment. Sizing the force. Structuring the force. Equipping the force. Paying for the force -- Conclusion

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