Mitigating the Backlash: US Airpower as a Military Instrument of Policy - Couverture souple

Buono, Suzanne C

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1249413494 ISBN 13 : 9781249413493

Editeur : Biblioscholar, 2012

Synopsis

"In this paper I make the case for the United States' increasing need to use primarily airpower to fight its battles. The primary reason is that airpower is the form of US military might that is least likely to antagonize others when employed, while still retaining robust combat capability. A secondary goal is to demonstrate that airpower has the capability to achieve a large measure of the policy objectives that are likely to be pursued through military means in the near term. The core of this thesis lies in the proposition that by employing airpower as the military instrument of choice when armed force is called for, the US will arouse less negative reaction than would the large-scale deployment of ground forces. ..."--Abstract from web site.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Biblioscholar
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1249413494
• ISBN 13: 9781249413493
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 104
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible