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Title Drawdown : the American way of postwar / edited by Jason W. Warren.
Alternative Title American way of postwar
Publisher New York : New York University Press, [2016]



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Contents Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The American Way of Postwar: The Liberty Dilemma; PART I. BUILDING THE AMERICAN MILITARY IDEAL; 1. The Art of War: Early Anglo-American Translation, 1607-1643; 2. Liberty Paradox: The Failure of the Military System in Mid-Seventeenth-Century New England; 3. Surprisingly Professional: Trajectories in Army Officer Corps Drawdowns, 1783- 1848; PART II. MANAGING INDUSTRIAL-ERA WARFARE; 4. Challenged Competency: U.S. Cavalry before, during, and after the U.S. Civil War; 5. The Elusive Lesson: U.S. Army Unpreparedness from 1898 to 1938
6. When the Smoke Clears: The Interwar Years as an Unlikely Success StoryPART III. CONCEPTUALIZING COLD WAR FRAMEWORK; 7. Searching for the Greatest Generation's Army in 1950; 8. The Post-Korean War Drawdown under the Eisenhower Administration; 9. Once Again with the High and Mighty: "New Look" Austerity, "Flexible Response" Buildup, and the U.S. Army in Vietnam, 1954-1970; PART IV. SEARCHING FOR A NEW PARADIGM; 10. Post-Vietnam Drawdown: The Myth of the Abrams Doctrine; 11. The "Good" Drawdown: The Post-Vietnam Alignment of Resources
12. Preaching after the Devil's Death: U.S. Post-Cold War DrawdownEpilogue; About the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
ISBN 9781479843145 (electronic bk.)
1479843148 (electronic bk.)
9781479828401
1479828408
9781479875573
1479875570
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Series Warfare and culture series
Warfare and culture series.
Subject United States. Army -- Demobilization.
United States. Army -- Reorganization -- History.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Demobilization.
United States -- History, Military -- Case studies.
Alt author Warren, Jason W., 1977- editor.
Alternative Title American way of postwar
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Contents Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The American Way of Postwar: The Liberty Dilemma; PART I. BUILDING THE AMERICAN MILITARY IDEAL; 1. The Art of War: Early Anglo-American Translation, 1607-1643; 2. Liberty Paradox: The Failure of the Military System in Mid-Seventeenth-Century New England; 3. Surprisingly Professional: Trajectories in Army Officer Corps Drawdowns, 1783- 1848; PART II. MANAGING INDUSTRIAL-ERA WARFARE; 4. Challenged Competency: U.S. Cavalry before, during, and after the U.S. Civil War; 5. The Elusive Lesson: U.S. Army Unpreparedness from 1898 to 1938
6. When the Smoke Clears: The Interwar Years as an Unlikely Success StoryPART III. CONCEPTUALIZING COLD WAR FRAMEWORK; 7. Searching for the Greatest Generation's Army in 1950; 8. The Post-Korean War Drawdown under the Eisenhower Administration; 9. Once Again with the High and Mighty: "New Look" Austerity, "Flexible Response" Buildup, and the U.S. Army in Vietnam, 1954-1970; PART IV. SEARCHING FOR A NEW PARADIGM; 10. Post-Vietnam Drawdown: The Myth of the Abrams Doctrine; 11. The "Good" Drawdown: The Post-Vietnam Alignment of Resources
12. Preaching after the Devil's Death: U.S. Post-Cold War DrawdownEpilogue; About the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
ISBN 9781479843145 (electronic bk.)
1479843148 (electronic bk.)
9781479828401
1479828408
9781479875573
1479875570
Series Warfare and culture series
Warfare and culture series.
Subject United States. Army -- Demobilization.
United States. Army -- Reorganization -- History.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Demobilization.
United States -- History, Military -- Case studies.
Alt author Warren, Jason W., 1977- editor.
Alternative Title American way of postwar

Subject United States. Army -- Demobilization.
United States. Army -- Reorganization -- History.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Demobilization.
United States -- History, Military -- Case studies.
Descript 1 online resource
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The American Way of Postwar: The Liberty Dilemma; PART I. BUILDING THE AMERICAN MILITARY IDEAL; 1. The Art of War: Early Anglo-American Translation, 1607-1643; 2. Liberty Paradox: The Failure of the Military System in Mid-Seventeenth-Century New England; 3. Surprisingly Professional: Trajectories in Army Officer Corps Drawdowns, 1783- 1848; PART II. MANAGING INDUSTRIAL-ERA WARFARE; 4. Challenged Competency: U.S. Cavalry before, during, and after the U.S. Civil War; 5. The Elusive Lesson: U.S. Army Unpreparedness from 1898 to 1938
6. When the Smoke Clears: The Interwar Years as an Unlikely Success StoryPART III. CONCEPTUALIZING COLD WAR FRAMEWORK; 7. Searching for the Greatest Generation's Army in 1950; 8. The Post-Korean War Drawdown under the Eisenhower Administration; 9. Once Again with the High and Mighty: "New Look" Austerity, "Flexible Response" Buildup, and the U.S. Army in Vietnam, 1954-1970; PART IV. SEARCHING FOR A NEW PARADIGM; 10. Post-Vietnam Drawdown: The Myth of the Abrams Doctrine; 11. The "Good" Drawdown: The Post-Vietnam Alignment of Resources
12. Preaching after the Devil's Death: U.S. Post-Cold War DrawdownEpilogue; About the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
Alt author Warren, Jason W., 1977- editor.
ISBN 9781479843145 (electronic bk.)
1479843148 (electronic bk.)
9781479828401
1479828408
9781479875573
1479875570

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