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LEADER: 02342cam a2200361 a 4500
001 2008013062
003 DLC
005 20110421083206.0
008 080321s2008 dcu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008013062
020 $a9780844742625
020 $a0844742627
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn213765941
035 $a(OCoLC)213765941
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aUA23$b.D6226 2008
082 00 $a355/.033273$222
100 1 $aDonnelly, Thomas,$d1953-
245 10 $aGround truth :$bthe future of U.S. land power /$cThomas Donnelly and Frederick W. Kagan.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bAEI Press ;$aBlue Ridge Summit, PA :$bDistributed to the trade by National Book Network,$cc2008.
300 $aviii, 164 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 145-155) and index.
505 0 $aThe mission. How we got here. The military's missions. Priorities. Enemies. Threats: Iran, China. Challenges. Requirements -- What kind of war? The nature of conflict and attempts to predict the nature of future war. The posture of the U.S. military today. The need for a full-spectrum force. The internationalist chimera. The nature of the war on terror. The restoration of military capability -- Case studies : new battlefields. The invasion of Iraq : speed kills. Tal Afar : conventional forces in irregular war. Israel in Lebanon : serial surprise. Lost and won : the fight for Anbar. Building partners : the Abu Sayyaf campaign -- What kind of force? Force presence and the institutional base. Information gathering and processing. Firepower. Leader training. Partnership. Expansibility -- Costs : time, people, money. A ten-year commitment. Sizing the force. Structuring the force. Equipping the force. Paying for the force -- Conclusion
610 10 $aUnited States.$tArmed Forces.
651 0 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy.
650 0 $aMilitary readiness$zUnited States.
650 0 $aMilitary planning$zUnited States.
650 0 $aUnified operations (Military science)$zUnited States.
700 1 $aKagan, Frederick W.,$d1970-
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008013062.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2008013062-b.html