02712oam 2200541 450 991081827950332120240131153504.00-8131-6318-8(CKB)3710000000334441(EBL)1915644(SSID)ssj0001441924(PQKBManifestationID)11836195(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001441924(PQKBWorkID)11419762(PQKB)11374082(OCoLC)572422206(MdBmJHUP)muse44671(Au-PeEL)EBL1915644(CaPaEBR)ebr11005482(CaONFJC)MIL691368(OCoLC)900345027(MiAaPQ)EBC1915644(EXLCZ)99371000000033444120150121h19821982 uy 0engtxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStrategic studies and public policy the American experience /Colin S. GrayLexington, KY :The University Press of Kentucky,1982.©19821 online resource (239 pages)Essays for the Third Century : America and a Changing WorldIncludes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; PART I. INTRODUCTION; 1. Catalysts of Inquiry; 2. Theory, Technology, and Policy; PART II. HISTORY; 3. Adjusting to the Bomb; 4. The Golden Age; 5. Limited War and Strategic Stability; 6. Arms Control and Central War; 7. From Theory to Practice; 8. The ""New Strategy""; 9. Term of Trial; 10. Unfinished Business; PART III. APPRAISAL; 11. Strategy and Action; 12. To Advance Knowledge, To Improve Policy; Notes; IndexStrategic studies as a field of civilian scholarship has developed along distinctive lines in the United States since World War II. The rapid proliferation and increasing sophistication of weapons technology have required constant revision of strategic theory, while the shifting political climate, both internationally and in the United States, has had an equally powerful impact.One of the field's leading theorists now examines the history and development of American strategic studies, the varied roles assumed by civilian strategists, and their relationship with those charged with developing anEssays for the third century.United StatesMilitary policyUnited StatesForeign relations1945-1989355.43zGray Colin S540833MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818279503321Strategic studies and public policy3916563UNINA