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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220078703321

Autore

Pettyjohn Stacie L

Titolo

U.S. global defense posture, 1783-2011 / / Stacie L. Pettyjohn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA : , : RAND Corporation, , 2012

ISBN

0-8330-7908-5

0-8330-7906-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 124 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

355/.033073

Soggetti

Military bases, American - Planning

United States Defenses History

United States Armed Forces Foreign countries

United States Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-124).

Nota di contenuto

Framework for U.S. posture -- Extent of the U.S. overseas military presence -- Operational orientation of American forces -- Continental defense, 1783-1815 -- Continental defense and commercialism, 1815-1898 -- Transition period, 1898-1905 -- Oceanic posture -- Hemispheric defense (hemispheric anti-access/area denial) -- Perimeter defense in-depth, 1943-1949 -- Consolidated defense-in-depth -- Transitioning from perimeter defense-in-depth to consolidated defense-in-depth -- Expeditionary defense-in-depth -- Comparing the GDPR to perimeter defense-in-depth -- Findings and recommendations -- Recommendations -- Concluding thoughts.

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph describes the evolution of the U.S. global defense posture from 1783 to the present as the nation grew from a relatively weak and insular regional power into the preeminent global power. As new and unpredictable threats emerge, alliance relationships are revised, and resources decline, past efforts at dealing with similar problems yield important lessons for future decisions.