"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Makes a brisk and convincing case for... radical reform.
(Michael Ignatieff New York Review of Books)An insightful, must-read book for those who care about the future of the U.S. military.
(Michael Hughes Proceedings)Could well serve as a focal point in future discussions of U.S. security policies.
(Publishers Weekly)Owens skillfully portrays the state of America's military and offers concrete steps to solve its problems.
(Maj Robert P. Mooney, Jr. Military Review 1900-01-00)Is the United States an exhausted superpower? Recent military operations in Iraq, Somalia, and Kosovo have resulted in defeat or stalemate. America's key weaponry is fast becoming obsolete, and its men and women in uniform are disenchanted. Yet the U.S. remains committed to a wide variety of conflicts around the world and is increasingly confronted by threats against which traditional military power will be ineffective.
As Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the first Clinton administration, Admiral Bill Owens saw the challenges facing the U.S. military firsthand. In this trenchant, fascinating, and forward-looking book, Owens explains the full extent of the military crisis and proposes bold new solutions to revolutionize the armed services. Instead of spending trillions of dollars to update obsolete weapons systems, he argues, the Department of Defense should take advantage of recent advances in computing, communications, and satellite technology and bring our military into the Information Age. These changes -- collectively known in defense circles as the Revolution in Military Affairs or RMA -- would transform the way that America wages war, bringing about a smaller, stronger, and more flexible military better able to monitor enemy forces in real time and thereby counter the "fog of war" that has bedeviled commanders throughout history. Lifting the Fog of War offers both an insider's account of today's armed forces and a vital blueprint for a more effective and affordable military tomorrow. For the paperback edition, the author has written a new preface about the Bush administration's attitudes toward military reform.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Gastos de envío:
EUR 3,76
A Estados Unidos de America
Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Nº de ref. del artículo: Holz_New_0801868416
Descripción Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 261573-n
Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. New. Nº de ref. del artículo: Wizard0801868416
Descripción Soft Cover. Condición: new. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780801868412
Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Nº de ref. del artículo: think0801868416
Descripción Condición: new. Nº de ref. del artículo: FrontCover0801868416
Descripción Condición: New. Book is in NEW condition. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0801868416-2-1
Descripción Condición: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Nº de ref. del artículo: 353-0801868416-new
Descripción Paperback. Condición: New. Brand New!. Nº de ref. del artículo: VIB0801868416
Descripción Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: V9780801868412