U.S. Military Service: A Reference Handbook

By Cynthia Ann Watson

This work is a fascinating overview of Americans' complex and occasionally uneasy relationship with military service, from World War II to the age of global terrorism.

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851099786
• ISBN13: 9781851099788
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"