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The Masks of War: American Military Styles in Strategy and Analysis: A RAND Corporation Research Study

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Why was the Navy ready to clear the skies over the Persian Gulf, yet surprised by the mines laid under it? Why is it that the Army is always prepared for war in Europe, but was caught off guard in Korea and Vietname? And why is the Air Force indifferent to "Star Wars"? In The Masks of War Carl H. Builder asks what motives lie behind the puzzling and often contradictory behavior of America's militay forces. The answer, he finds, has little to do with what party controls the White House or who writes the budget. Far more powerful-and glacially resistant to change-are the entrenched institutions and distinct "personalities" of the three armed services themselves. The Masks of War explains why things sometimes go wrong for the American military. It also explains why things will always go wrong for the military reformers. Changes in the military's strategic thinking have come only in the wake of full-blown disaster-Pearl Harbor, for instance. Today's nuclear world can't afford such lessons.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Preface Part I: Personalities Chapter 1. The Masks of War Chapter 2. Five Faces of the Service Personalities Chapter 3. The Service Identities and Behavior Part II: Strategies Chapter 4. What is Strategy? Chapter 5. Service Strategies Chapter 6. The Air Strategy Chapter 7. The Navy and Strategy Chapter 8. The Army and Strategy Part III: Analysis Chapter 9. What is Analysis? Chapter 10. Service Styles Toward Analysis Chapter 11. Images of Conflict Part IV: Implications Chapter 12. The Service Concepts of War Chapter 13. Military Commitments to Combat Chapter 14. Implications for Military Planning Chapter 15. Implications for Regional Security Part V: Prospects Chapter 16. The Army's Identity Crisis Chapter 17. Implications For the Future Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Carl H. Builder is a senior analyst with the RAND corporation. He is the author of The Prospects and Implications of Non-nuclear Means for Strategic Conflict. He has worked with numerous government agencies to develop and analyze strategies for laser weapons, military strategic planning, nuclear materials security, and air pollution.

Review :
Builder's provocative book is institutional profile at its best, probing far beyond the flip phrases that usually describe the essence of each service, e.g., that the Air Force likes things it can fly. —Foreign AffairsA RAND Corporation Research Study


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780801837753
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Weight: 482 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0801837758
  • Publisher Date: 29 Mar 1989
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 01
  • Sub Title: American Military Styles in Strategy and Analysis: A RAND Corporation Research Study
  • Width: 152 mm


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