The Science of War : : Defense Budgeting, Military Technology, Logistics, and Combat Outcomes / / Michael E. O'Hanlon.

The U.S. military is one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world. How it spends its money, chooses tactics, and allocates its resources have enormous implications for national defense and the economy. The Science of War is the only comprehensive textbook on how to analyze and unde...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.) :; 4 line illus. 12 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER I. Defense Budgeting and Resource Allocation
  • CHAPTER II. Modeling Combat and Sizing Forces
  • CHAPTER III. Logistics and Overseas Bases
  • CHAPTER IV. Technical Issues in Defense Analysis
  • CONCLUSION
  • APPENDIX. Figures and Tables
  • INDEX