Spirit, blood, and treasure
Subtitle: the American cost of battle in the 21st century
By: Donald E. Vandergriff, editor.
Contributors: Vandergriff, Donald E.
Publisher: Presidio
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Novato, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
Subjects: National security -- United States.; World politics -- 21st century.; War, Cost of.; United States -- Military policy.; United States -- Armed Forces.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Trust: touchstone for a practical military ethos / Jonathan Shay; title: Character: the cornerstone of military leadership / Carl Rehberg; title: Personnel policies and army culture / William Bell; title: It's the personnel system / John Tillson; title: Minimal force: the mark of a skilled warrior / John Poole; title: Maneuver warfare: more than a doctrine / Gregory Wilcox; title: Force structure and unit design / John Sayen; title: Notes on close air support: historical vignettes from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam / Franklin C. Spinney; title: The carriers pack the airborne cavalry / Daniel Moore and Christopher Yunker; title: Over the horizon / Christopher Yunker; title: Taking center stage: the reserve components and their growing role in the national military strategy / Gregory Pickell; title: Transformation and the illusion of change / Douglas A. MacGregor; title: Reforming the marketplace: the industrial component of national defense / Chester W. Richards; title: Gimmicks, deceptions, and ignoring the rules: how Congress and DoD shape the defense budget / Spartacus; title: Exiting the defense death spiral: will the lessons learned from the last QDR be applied today? / Franklin C. Spinney.