2009, ISBN: 9780804761635

By reference to the fundamental strengths and weaknesses of America's armed forces, Wheeler and Korb establish a definition of what genuine military reform is and is not, and identify wha… More...

By reference to the fundamental strengths and weaknesses of America's armed forces, Wheeler and Korb establish a definition of what genuine military reform is and is not, and identify what really needs to be done to transform our military. They compare genuine reform with 'cosmetic dabbling'â&#8364;&#8221;that improves nothing and often burdens US combat forces to the point of mental and physical immobility. They focus particularly on the reforms advocated by a small group in Congress and the Pentagon in the 1980s, revealing how these reforms have fundamentally altered the ways in which the Department of Defense designs and buys hardware, and how our armed forces fight. The book uses Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedomâ&#8364;&#8221;and the subsequent insurgency in Iraqâ&#8364;&#8221;to demonstrate what has been reformed in the US armed forces and the Department of Defense, and what has not. Buch (fremdspr.) Winslow T. Wheeler#Lawrence J. Korb Taschenbuch, Stanford Security Studies, 01.04.2009, Stanford Security Studies, 2009<

2009, ISBN: 9780804761635

By reference to the fundamental strengths and weaknesses of America's armed forces, Wheeler and Korb establish a definition of what genuine military reform is and is not, and identify wha… More...

By reference to the fundamental strengths and weaknesses of America's armed forces, Wheeler and Korb establish a definition of what genuine military reform is and is not, and identify what really needs to be done to transform our military. They compare genuine reform with 'cosmetic dabbling'â&#8364;&#8221;that improves nothing and often burdens US combat forces to the point of mental and physical immobility. They focus particularly on the reforms advocated by a small group in Congress and the Pentagon in the 1980s, revealing how these reforms have fundamentally altered the ways in which the Department of Defense designs and buys hardware, and how our armed forces fight. The book uses Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedomâ&#8364;&#8221;and the subsequent insurgency in Iraqâ&#8364;&#8221;to demonstrate what has been reformed in the US armed forces and the Department of Defense, and what has not. Buch (fremdspr.) Winslow T. Wheeler#Lawrence J. Korb Taschenbuch, Stanford Security Studies, 01.04.2009, Stanford Security Studies, 2009<

ISBN: 9780804761635

This volume helps the reader understand fundamental strengths and weaknesses in America's military forces, thereby leading to a comprehension of what genuine military reform is-and is not… More...

This volume helps the reader understand fundamental strengths and weaknesses in America's military forces, thereby leading to a comprehension of what genuine military reform is-and is not-and what remains to be done.; History, Stanford University Press<

ISBN: 9780804761635

Paperback, [PU: Stanford University Press], This volume helps the reader understand fundamental strengths and weaknesses in America's military forces, thereby leading to a comprehension o… More...

Paperback, [PU: Stanford University Press], This volume helps the reader understand fundamental strengths and weaknesses in America's military forces, thereby leading to a comprehension of what genuine military reform is-and is not-and what remains to be done., Warfare & Defence<

2009, ISBN: 9780804761635

An Uneven History and an Uncertain Future, Buch, Softcover, [PU: Stanford University Press], Stanford University Press, 2009