US defense strategy from Vietnam to Operation Iraqi Freedom
Subtitle: military innovation and the new American way of war, 1973- 2003
By: Robert R. Tomes
Series: Strategy and history -- 19; Cass series--strategy and history -- 19
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780415770743; 9780203968413
Subjects: Strategy -- History -- 20th century; Strategy -- History -- 21st century; United States -- Military policy; United States -- Armed Forces -- Reorganization -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Armed Forces -- Reorganization -- History -- 21st century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Military innovation and defense transformation; title: On military innovation; title: American military strategy from Second World War through Vietnam; title: Military innovation in the shadow of Vietnam : the offset strategy; title: Expanding missions, new operational capabilities; title: From RMAs to transformation : rediscovering the innovation imperative; title: Conclusion : revisiting the military innovation framework