Creating military power
Subtitle: the sources of military effectiveness
By: edited by Risa A. Brooks and Elizabeth A. Stanley
Contributors: Brooks, Risa; Stanley, Elizabeth A., 1970-
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780804753999
Subjects: Military readiness; Military art and science -- History -- 20th century; Armed Forces -- History -- 20th century
Description: "Creating Military Power examines how societies, cultures, political structures, and the global environment affect countries' military organizations. Unlike most analyses of countries' military power that focus on material and basic resources - such as the size of populations, technological and industrial base, and GNP - this volume takes a more expansive view. The study's overarching argument is that states' global environments and the particularities of their cultures, social structures, and political institutions often affect how they organize and prepare for war, and ultimately impact their effectiveness in battle."--book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index