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The US Military: A Basic Introduction
Contributor(s): Stiehm, Judith Hicks (Author)
ISBN: 0415782155     ISBN-13: 9780415782159
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $46.54  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - United States
- Technology & Engineering | Military Science
- Political Science | Security (national & International)
Dewey: 355.009
LCCN: 2011033898
Series: Cass Military Studies
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.40 lbs) 144 pages
 
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This book provides a basic guide to the US military and will raise questions for further discussion by students and other curious readers.

The US Military provides an accessible starting-point for those with a limited knowledge of this institution. Covering a wide range of subject matter, and ending with an extensive list of suggested resources to aid individual study and research, the text is divided into the following chapters:

  • The A, B, Cs

  • Strategy and Doctrine

  • The Military in Action

  • Weapons and Capabilities

  • The Budget

This book will be of great interest to students of the US military, US politics, defense studies, and war and conflict studies, and will also be of relevance to journalists, NGO staff and diplomats.