Strategy in the Missile Age - Couverture souple

Brodie, Bernard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0691018529 ISBN 13 : 9780691018522

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 1965

Synopsis

Strategy in the Missile Age first reviews the development of modern military strategy to World War II, giving the reader a reference point for the radical rethinking that follows, as Dr. Brodie considers the problems of the Strategic Air Command, of civil defense, of limited war, of counterforce or pre-emptive strategies, of city-busting, of missile bases in Europe, and so on. The book, unlike so many on modern military affairs, does not present a program or defend a policy, nor is it a brief for any one of the armed services. It is a balanced analysis of the requirements of strength for the 1960's, including especially the military posture necessary to prevent war. A unique feature is the discussion of the problem of the cost of preparedness in relation to the requirements of the national economy, so often neglected by other military thinkers.

Originally published in 1959.

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Strategy in the Missile Age was written during the dawn of the nuclear age, when the advent of intercontinental ballistic missiles necessitated a massive rethinking of military strategy and power. Originally published in 1959, it retains ample relevance today for its discussion of the origins of air power, its cornerstone position in the evolution of Cold Warera nuclear strategy, and its treatment of preventive and preemptive attacks, deterrence, and the economics of strategy. Brodie, who believed nuclear war was 3unthinkable,2 thought much about the unthinkable and helped provide an intellectual framework for avoiding a nuclear catastrophe. This is a reprint of an edition originally published in 1959.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 1965
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0691018529
• ISBN 13: 9780691018522
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 436
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• Personne responsable: non disponible