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U.S. military service : a reference handbook / Cynthia A. Watson.

by Watson, Cynthia Ann.

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Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2007.

Draft -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Gay military personnel -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

United States -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

United States -- Armed Forces -- Minorities -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006030997.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0701/2006030997-d.html

1851099786 (hard cover : alk. paper)

9781851099788 (hard cover : alk. paper)

1851099794 (ebook)

9781851099795 (ebook)

Contemporary world issues

xvi, 319 p. ; 24 cm.

The end of the Cold War ushered in a new kind of war that has already made conventional tactics and strategy obsolete. How has the U.S. military responded? In U.S. Military Service: A Reference Handbook, Cynthia Watson, professor of strategy at the National War College, analyzes the major issues that are reshaping the military in the era of global terrorism: problems of recruitment, urban warfare, effective use of electronic media, and rebuilding failed states. She also examines the unprecedented policy of relinquishing military duties to the for-profit sector, which has occurred in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Through a combination of detailed analysis and broad overview, the work shows how the U.S. military is quickly transforming itself into a leaner, more agile force.

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