Embattled Garrisons: Comparative Base Politics and American Globalism

by Kent E. Calder

Book Overview

The overseas basing of troops has been a central pillar of American military strategy since World War II--and a controversial one. Are these bases truly essential to protecting the United States at home and securing its interests abroad--for example in the Middle East-or do they needlessly provoke anti-Americanism and entangle us in the domestic woes of host countries? Embattled Garrisons takes up this question and examines the strategic,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691134634
• ISBN13: 9780691134635
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"