LEADER 04882oam 22006374a 450 001 9910480969003321 005 20210104035723.0 010 $a1-4798-4314-8 024 7 $a10.18574/9781479843145 035 $a(CKB)3710000000830478 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4500704 035 $a(DE-B1597)547520 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781479843145 035 $a(OCoLC)957157672 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse87014 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000830478 100 $a20160429d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aDrawdown$eThe American Way of Postwar /$fedited by Jason W. Warren 210 1$aNew York :$cNew York University Press,$d[2016] 210 3$aBaltimore, Md. :$cProject MUSE, $d2021 210 4$dİ[2016] 215 $a1 online resource (325 pages) 225 0 $aWarfare and culture series 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-4798-7557-0 311 $a1-4798-2840-8 327 $aIntroduction : The American way of postwar : the liberty dilemma / Michael E. Lynch -- The art of war : early Anglo-American translation, 1607-1643 / Kevin McBride with Ashley Bissonnette -- Liberty paradox : the failure of the military system in mid-seventeenth-century New England / Jason W. Warren -- Surprisingly professional : trajectories in Army Officer Corps drawdowns, 1783-1848 / Samuel Watson -- Challenged competency : U. S. cavalry before, during, and after the U.S. Civil War / John A. Bonin -- The elusive lesson : U.S. Army unpreparedness from 1898 to 1938 / Edward A. Gutierrez with Michael S. Neiberg -- When the smoke clears : the interwar years as an unlikely success story / Michael R. Matheny -- Searching for the Greatest Generation's army in 1950 / Scott Bertinetti and John A. Bonin -- The post-Korean War drawdown under the Eisenhower administration / Raymond Millen -- Once again with the high and mighty : "new look" austerity, "flexible response" buildup, and the U.S. Army in Vietnam, 1954-1970 / Martin G. Clemis -- Post-Vietnam drawdown : the myth of the Abrams Doctrine / Conrad C. Crane -- The "good" drawdown : the post-Vietnam alignment of resources / Antulio J. Echevarria II -- Preaching after the devil's death : U.S. post-Cold War drawdown / Richard A. Lacquement Jr. 330 $aWhile traditionally, Americans view expensive military structure as a poor investment and a threat to liberty, they also require the employment of armed forces as a guarantee of that very freedom. Beginning with the wars of the English colonies, Americans typically increased their military capabilities at the beginning of conflicts only to decrease them at the apparent conclusion of hostilities. In [this book], a stellar team of military historians argue that the United States sometimes managed effective drawdowns, sowing the seeds of future victory. Yet at other times, the drawing down of military capabilities undermined our readiness and flexibility, leading to more costly wars and perhaps defeat. The political choice to reduce military capabilities is influenced by Anglo-American pecuniary deicions and traditional fears of government oppression, and it has been haphazard throughout American history. These two factors form the basic American "liberty dilemma," the vexed relationship between the nation and its military apparatuses from the founding of the first colonies through to present times. With the termination of large-scale operations in Iraq and the winnowing of forces in Afghanistan, the United states military once again faces a significant drawdown in standing force structure and capabilities. The political and military debate around how best to affect this force reduction lacks a proper historical perspective. This volume aspires to inform this dialogue. Not a traditional military history, Drawdown analyzes cultural attitudes, political decisions, and institutions surrounding the maintenance of armed forces. -- Back cover. 410 0$aWarfare and culture series. 606 $aArmed Forces$xReorganization$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01351884 606 $aArmed Forces$xDemobilization$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01351762 607 $aUnited States$2fast 607 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military$vCase studies 607 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xDemobilization 608 $aMilitary history. 608 $aHistory. 608 $aCase studies. 608 $aMilitary history. 608 $aHistory. 608 $aCase studies. 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aArmed Forces$xReorganization. 615 0$aArmed Forces$xDemobilization. 676 $a355.2/90973 702 $aWarren$b Jason W.$f1977- 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480969003321 996 $aDrawdown$92477821 997 $aUNINA