The science of war : defense budgeting, military technology, logistics, and combat outcomes /

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 it resources have enormous implications for national defense and the economy. The Science of War is the only comprehensive textbook on how to analyze and under...

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Autor principal: O'Hanlon, Michael E.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : [Washington, D.C.] : Princeton University Press ; Brookings Institution Press, c2009.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Defense budgeting and resource allocation
  • Modeling combat and sizing forces
  • Logistics and overseas bases
  • Technical issues in defense analysis
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix. Figures and tables.