The Iraq Wars and America's Military Revolution - Hardcover

Shimko, Keith L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052111151X ISBN 13: 9780521111515

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Many saw the United States' decisive victory in Desert Storm (1991) as not only vindication of American defense policy since Vietnam but also confirmation of a revolution in military affairs (RMA). Just as information-age technologies were revolutionizing civilian life, the Gulf War appeared to reflect similarly profound changes in warfare. A debate has raged ever since about a contemporary RMA and its implications for American defense policy. Addressing these issues, The Iraq Wars and America's Military Revolution is a comprehensive study of the Iraq Wars in the context of the RMA debate. Focusing on the creation of a reconnaissance-strike complex and conceptions of parallel or nonlinear warfare, Keith L. Shimko finds a persuasive case for a contemporary RMA while recognizing its limitations as well as promise.

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About the Author

Keith L. Shimko is Associate Professor of Political Science at Purdue University, where he has taught since 1989. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of international relations and security. Professor Shimko is the author of Images and Arms Control, which received the Quincy Wright Award in 1992, and three editions of International Relations: Perspectives and Controversies. He has also taught at the University of Hamburg, where he was a guest Professor in the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy in 2002–3.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 052111151X
• ISBN 13: 9780521111515
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 262