The US Military: A Basic Introduction (Cass Military Studies) - Softcover

Stiehm, Judith Hicks Hicks

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415782155 ISBN 13: 9780415782159

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

This book provides a basic guide to the US military and will raise questions for further discussion by students and other curious readers.

The US Military provides an accessible starting-point for those with a limited knowledge of this institution. Covering a wide range of subject matter, and ending with an extensive list of suggested resources to aid individual study and research, the text is divided into the following chapters:

• The A, B, Cs
• Strategy and Doctrine
• The Military in Action
• Weapons and Capabilities
• The Budget

This book will be of great interest to students of the US military, US politics, defense studies, and war and conflict studies, and will also be of relevance to journalists, NGO staff and diplomats.

About this title

About the Author

Judith Hicks Stiehm is Professor of Political Science at Florida International University. She is author of several books on the military and recently served as Distinguished Visiting Professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415782155
• ISBN 13: 9780415782159
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144