num_pages: 88
description: A study of national security and military strategy by Col. Chester Richards (USAF Ret.), suggests that ancient strategic wisdom may help solve the dilemma confronting the U.S. spending on defense exceeds that of any combination of potential adversaries, but the services still face cancellation of weapon systems and lack of funds for training, spares, and care and feeding of the troops. Richards suggests U.S. military leaders can break out of the "dollars equals defense" mindset, and create more effective forces. The second edition contains a new forward written in response to the effects that the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States have engendered in the U.S. military.
language: English
title: A Swift, Elusive Sword: What if Sun Tzu and John Boyd Did a National Defense Review?
titlecomplete: A Swift, Elusive Sword: What if Sun Tzu and John Boyd Did a National Defense Review?
genres: Military Fiction
ratings_count: 18
publisher: Center for Defense Information