U.S. global defense posture, 1783-2011 / / Stacie L. Pettyjohn.
This monograph describes the evolution of the U.S. global defense posture from 1783 to the present as the nation grew from a relatively weak and insular regional power into the preeminent global power. As new and unpredictable threats emerge, alliance relationships are revised, and resources decline...
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Place / Publishing House: | Santa Monica, CA : : RAND Corporation,, 2012. |
Year of Publication: | 2012 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Gale eBooks
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 124 pages) :; illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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505 | 0 | |a Framework for U.S. posture -- Extent of the U.S. overseas military presence -- Operational orientation of American forces -- Continental defense, 1783-1815 -- Continental defense and commercialism, 1815-1898 -- Transition period, 1898-1905 -- Oceanic posture -- Hemispheric defense (hemispheric anti-access/area denial) -- Perimeter defense in-depth, 1943-1949 -- Consolidated defense-in-depth -- Transitioning from perimeter defense-in-depth to consolidated defense-in-depth -- Expeditionary defense-in-depth -- Comparing the GDPR to perimeter defense-in-depth -- Findings and recommendations -- Recommendations -- Concluding thoughts. | |
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