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020 _a0700609385 (hbk.):
_c45.00 US
100 1 _aPEARLMAN Michael D
245 0 _aWarmaking and American democracy:
_bthe struggle over military strategy, 1700 to the present
260 _aLawrence, Kan.,USA:
_bUniversity Press of Kansas,
_c1999
300 _a441p.
440 _aModern war studies
520 3 _aClaims to be the "first comprehensive study of American war strategy in its domestic context." The author compares the military thinking from different eras and points out the recurring difficulties of presidents and commanding generals to compose a common strategy. This is a military history of the Unites State's major conflicts, which relates strategies and campaigns to policy goals and means.
650 _aAMERICAN CIVIL WAR
650 _aFIRST WORLD WAR
650 _aKOREAN WAR
650 _aMILITARY HISTORY
650 _aSECOND WORLD WAR
650 _aSPANISH AMERICAN WAR 1898
650 _aSTRATEGY
650 _aUNITED STATES
_xDEFENCE POLICY
650 _aUNITED STATES
_xMILITARY HISTORY
650 _aUNITED STATES
_xSECURITY POLICY
650 _aVIETNAM WAR
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