LEADER 02491oam 2200457 450 001 9910220078703321 005 20190911100038.0 010 $a0-8330-7908-5 010 $a0-8330-7906-9 035 $a(OCoLC)824140303 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL6SHR 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000411815 100 $a20121113d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aU.S. global defense posture, 1783-2011 /$fStacie L. Pettyjohn 210 1$aSanta Monica, CA :$cRAND Corporation,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (xx, 124 pages) $cillustrations (some color), maps (some color) 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $a"Prepared for the United States Air Force." 300 $a"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited." 311 $a0-8330-7696-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 111-124). 327 $aFramework 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aMilitary bases, American$xPlanning 607 $aUnited States$xDefenses$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$zForeign countries 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy 615 0$aMilitary bases, American$xPlanning. 676 $a355/.033073 700 $aPettyjohn$b Stacie L$0924024 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220078703321 996 $aU.S. global defense posture, 1783-2011$92073709 997 $aUNINA