Drawdown : : The American Way of Postwar / / ed. by Jason W. Warren.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• MitwirkendeR: Bertinetti, Scott,; Bissonnette, Ashley,; Bonin, John A.,; Clemis, Martin G.,; Crane, Conrad C.,; Echevarria, Antulio J.,; Farrell, Kevin W.,; Gutiérrez, Edward A.,; Lacquement Jr, Richard A.,; Lynch, Michael E.,; Mansoor, Peter,; Matheny, Michael R.,; McBride, Kevin,; Millen, Raymond,; Neiberg, Michael S.,; Warren, Jason W.,; Watson, Samuel,
• HerausgeberIn: Warren, Jason W.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Warfare and Culture ; 8
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Analyzes the cultural attitudes, political decisions, and institutions surrounding the maintenance of armed forces throughout American history While traditionally, Americans view expensive military structure as a poor investment and a threat to liberty, they also require a guarantee of that very fre...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: The American Way of Postwar
• PART I. BUILDING THE AMERICAN MILITARY IDEAL
• 1. The Art of War
• 2. Liberty Paradox
• 3. Surprisingly Professional
• PART II. MANAGING INDUSTRIAL-ERA WARFARE
• 4. Challenged Competency
• 5. The Elusive Lesson
• 6. When the Smoke Clears
• PART 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
• PART IV. SEARCHING FOR A NEW PARADIGM
• 10. Post-Vietnam Drawdown: The Myth of the Abrams Doctrine
• 11. The “Good” Drawdown
• 12. Preaching after the Devil’s Death
• Epilogue
• About the Contributors
• Index